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02462

ZIP 02462 is Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 781, 617 and 339; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
1,470
Coordinates
42.3317, -71.2559
☼ Live from 02462 — Newton Lower Falls, MA

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Where 02462 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02462
  • 🔢 Type 02462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,462 = 2 × 1231. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02461 (Newton Highlands, MA, 3 mi away) and 02464 (Newton Upper Falls, MA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02462 becomes 26420, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02642, 04226, 04262, 04622, 06242, 06422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64022 in Dover, MO, 1,189 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,427 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02462 and you would come out at 42.33°S, 108.74°E — 817 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 0.698 square miles of land, 02462 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 338 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,470This ZIP1,470
Households515This ZIP515
Housing units515This ZIP515
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$216,339This ZIP$216,339Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,210,700This ZIP$1,210,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher64.9%This ZIP64.9%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density2,106.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,106.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees5,891This ZIP5,891
Annual payroll$635,457,000This ZIP$635,457,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$136,198,000This ZIP$136,198,000

Land area

Land area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 02462

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ZIP codes near 02462

ZIPCityDistance
02466 Auburndale, MA 1.0 mi
02468 Waban, MA 1.3 mi
02454 Waltham, MA 1.8 mi
02481 Wellesley Hills, MA 1.8 mi
02465 West Newton, MA 1.9 mi
02464 Newton Upper Falls, MA 2.3 mi
02457 Babson Park, MA 2.5 mi
02494 Needham Heights, MA 2.6 mi
02453 Waltham, MA 2.7 mi
02461 Newton Highlands, MA 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02462?

02462 is in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3317, -71.2559.

What county is 02462 in?

02462 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02462?

Newton Lower Falls uses area codes 781, 617 and 339, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02462 in?

02462 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02462?

About 1,470 people live in ZIP code 02462, in 515 households, at 2,106.0 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 02462?

$216,339 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02462?

The closest are 02466 (1 mi), 02468 (1.3 mi), 02454 (1.8 mi), 02481 (1.8 mi) and 02465 (1.9 mi).

Is 02462 a PO Box ZIP code?

02462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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