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02461

ZIP 02461 is Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
6,975
Coordinates
42.3174, -71.2065
☼ Live from 02461 — Newton Highlands, MA

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Where 02461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02461
  • 🔢 Type 02461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,461 = 23 × 107. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02460 (Newtonville, MA, 2 mi away) and 02462 (Newton Lower Falls, MA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02461 becomes 16420 — and that is a real ZIP code: Grand Valley, PA, 430 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02641, 04216, 04261, 04612, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64012 in Belton, MO, 1,245 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 02461 and you would come out at 42.32°S, 108.79°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 02461 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,975This ZIP6,975
Households2,630This ZIP2,630
Housing units2,808This ZIP2,808
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$224,000This ZIP$224,000Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,255,400This ZIP$1,255,400Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,978This ZIP$2,978Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher88.1%This ZIP88.1%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density4,544.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,544.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments256This ZIP256
Employees2,905This ZIP2,905
Annual payroll$182,735,000This ZIP$182,735,000
Tax returns filed3,570This ZIP3,570
Total adjusted gross income$974,598,000This ZIP$974,598,000

Land area

Land area1.54 sq miThis ZIP1.54 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 02461

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ZIP codes near 02461

ZIPCityDistance
02464 Newton Upper Falls, MA 0.7 mi
02459 Newton Center, MA 0.8 mi
02468 Waban, MA 1.5 mi
02494 Needham Heights, MA 1.8 mi
02460 Newtonville, MA 2.4 mi
02465 West Newton, MA 2.5 mi
02458 Newton, MA 2.7 mi
02462 Newton Lower Falls, MA 2.7 mi
02467 Chestnut Hill, MA 2.8 mi
02466 Auburndale, MA 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02461?

02461 is in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3174, -71.2065.

What county is 02461 in?

02461 lies in Middlesex County.

What time zone is 02461 in?

02461 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02461?

About 6,975 people live in ZIP code 02461, in 2,630 households, at 4,544.0 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 02461?

$224,000 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02461?

The closest are 02464 (0.7 mi), 02459 (0.8 mi), 02468 (1.5 mi), 02494 (1.8 mi) and 02460 (2.4 mi).

Is 02461 a PO Box ZIP code?

02461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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