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02453

ZIP 02453 is in Waltham, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 781, 617 and 339; Eastern time. Waltham has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 02451, 02452 and 02454.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
31,591
Coordinates
42.3687, -71.2411
☼ Live from 02453 — Waltham, MA

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Where 02453 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02453
  • 🔢 Type 02453 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EShZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,453 = 11 × 223. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02452 (Waltham, MA, 2 mi away) and 02454 (Waltham, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02453 becomes 35420, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, 03452, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34205 in Bradenton, FL, 1,210 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,428 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02453 and you would come out at 42.37°S, 108.76°E — 818 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 02453 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,591This ZIP31,591
Households12,610This ZIP12,610
Housing units13,314This ZIP13,314
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$115,366This ZIP$115,366Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$705,100This ZIP$705,100Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,115This ZIP$2,115Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%This ZIP59.5%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density8,794.8 / sq miThis ZIP8,794.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments867This ZIP867
Employees22,576This ZIP22,576
Annual payroll$1,898,250,000This ZIP$1,898,250,000
Tax returns filed14,990This ZIP14,990
Total adjusted gross income$1,453,548,000This ZIP$1,453,548,000

Land area

Land area3.59 sq miThis ZIP3.59 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 02453

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ZIP codes near 02453

ZIPCityDistance
02454 Waltham, MA 1.0 mi
02465 West Newton, MA 1.5 mi
02466 Auburndale, MA 1.6 mi
02455 North Waltham, MA 1.9 mi
02495 Nonantum, MA 2.0 mi
02460 Newtonville, MA 2.0 mi
02452 Waltham, MA 2.2 mi
02451 Waltham, MA 2.3 mi
02462 Newton Lower Falls, MA 2.7 mi
02468 Waban, MA 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02453?

02453 is in Waltham, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3687, -71.2411.

What county is 02453 in?

02453 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02453?

Waltham uses area codes 781, 617 and 339, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02453 in?

02453 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02453?

About 31,591 people live in ZIP code 02453, in 12,610 households, at 8,794.8 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 02453?

$115,366 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02453?

The closest are 02454 (1 mi), 02465 (1.5 mi), 02466 (1.6 mi), 02455 (1.9 mi) and 02495 (2 mi).

Is 02453 a PO Box ZIP code?

02453 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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