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02460

ZIP 02460 is Newtonville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
10,099
Coordinates
42.3518, -71.2085
☼ Live from 02460 — Newtonville, MA

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Where 02460 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02460
  • 🔢 Type 02460 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OghZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,460 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 41. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02459 (Newton Center, MA, 3 mi away) and 02461 (Newton Highlands, MA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02460 becomes 06420 — and that is a real ZIP code: Salem, CT, 80 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00624, 04062, 04260, 06024, 06042, 06420, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00624 in Penuelas, PR, 1,700 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,430 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02460 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 108.79°E — 817 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, 02460 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,099This ZIP10,099
Households3,957This ZIP3,957
Housing units4,173This ZIP4,173
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$177,837This ZIP$177,837Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,224,600This ZIP$1,224,600Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,654This ZIP$2,654Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher80.2%This ZIP80.2%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density7,491.8 / sq miThis ZIP7,491.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments261This ZIP261
Employees2,429This ZIP2,429
Annual payroll$137,182,000This ZIP$137,182,000
Tax returns filed4,810This ZIP4,810
Total adjusted gross income$1,169,328,000This ZIP$1,169,328,000

Land area

Land area1.35 sq miThis ZIP1.35 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 02460

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ZIP codes near 02460

ZIPCityDistance
02455 North Waltham, MA 0.7 mi
02495 Nonantum, MA 0.8 mi
02465 West Newton, MA 1.0 mi
02458 Newton, MA 1.0 mi
02471 Watertown, MA 1.9 mi
02477 Watertown, MA 1.9 mi
02468 Waban, MA 2.0 mi
02472 Watertown, MA 2.0 mi
02453 Waltham, MA 2.0 mi
02466 Auburndale, MA 2.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02460?

02460 is in Newtonville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3518, -71.2085.

What county is 02460 in?

02460 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02460?

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

What time zone is 02460 in?

02460 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02460?

About 10,099 people live in ZIP code 02460, in 3,957 households, at 7,491.8 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 02460?

$177,837 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02460?

The closest are 02455 (0.7 mi), 02495 (0.8 mi), 02465 (1 mi), 02458 (1 mi) and 02471 (1.9 mi).

Is 02460 a PO Box ZIP code?

02460 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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