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02446

ZIP 02446 is in Brookline, Massachusetts, mostly in Norfolk County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time. Brookline has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 02445.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk +1 more
Population
31,310
Coordinates
42.3435, -71.1222
☼ Live from 02446 — Brookline, MA

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Where 02446 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02446
  • 🔢 Type 02446 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghhZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,446 = 2 × 1223. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02445 (Brookline, MA, 1 mi away) and 02447 (Brookline Village, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02446 becomes 64420 — and that is a real ZIP code: Allendale, MO, 1,203 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02464, 02644, 04426, 04462, 04624, 04642, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64024 in Excelsior Springs, MO, 1,222 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,434 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02446 and you would come out at 42.34°S, 108.88°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 02446 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 621 football fields.
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People and housing

Population31,310This ZIP31,310
Households14,622This ZIP14,622
Housing units15,409This ZIP15,409
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$131,963This ZIP$131,963Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,181,500This ZIP$1,181,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,873This ZIP$2,873Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher85.3%This ZIP85.3%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density24,403.7 / sq miThis ZIP24,403.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments721This ZIP721
Employees6,447This ZIP6,447
Annual payroll$345,144,000This ZIP$345,144,000
Tax returns filed14,150This ZIP14,150
Total adjusted gross income$3,122,313,000This ZIP$3,122,313,000

Land area

Land area1.28 sq miThis ZIP1.28 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 02446 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Norfolk County 99.8%
Suffolk County 0.2%

Other place names in 02446

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 02446

ZIPCityDistance
02447 Brookline Village, MA 0.8 mi
02215 Boston, MA 1.0 mi
02134 Allston, MA 1.1 mi
02445 Brookline, MA 1.4 mi
02115 Boston, MA 1.4 mi
02120 Roxbury Crossing, MA 1.5 mi
02163 Boston, MA 1.6 mi
02139 Cambridge, MA 1.7 mi
02135 Brighton, MA 1.7 mi
02199 Boston, MA 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02446?

02446 is in Brookline, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3435, -71.1222.

What county is 02446 in?

02446 spans 2 counties: Norfolk County and Suffolk County. Most of it falls in Norfolk County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 02446?

Brookline uses area codes 617 and 857, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02446 in?

02446 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02446?

About 31,310 people live in ZIP code 02446, in 14,622 households, at 24,403.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 02446?

$131,963 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02446?

The closest are 02447 (0.8 mi), 02215 (1 mi), 02134 (1.1 mi), 02445 (1.4 mi) and 02115 (1.4 mi).

Is 02446 a PO Box ZIP code?

02446 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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