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02465

ZIP 02465 is West Newton, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 781, 617 and 339; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
11,697
Coordinates
42.3495, -71.2273
☼ Live from 02465 — West Newton, MA

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Where 02465 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02465
  • 🔢 Type 02465 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SghZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,465 = 5 × 17 × 29. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02464 (Newton Upper Falls, MA, 3 mi away) and 02466 (Auburndale, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02465 becomes 56420, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, 04562, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56240 in Graceville, MN, 1,270 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,429 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02465 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 108.77°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 2.2 square miles of land, 02465 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,697This ZIP11,697
Households4,412This ZIP4,412
Housing units4,554This ZIP4,554
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$194,265This ZIP$194,265Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,159,200This ZIP$1,159,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,270This ZIP$2,270Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher77.8%This ZIP77.8%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density5,437.9 / sq miThis ZIP5,437.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments308This ZIP308
Employees2,691This ZIP2,691
Annual payroll$180,529,000This ZIP$180,529,000
Tax returns filed5,960This ZIP5,960
Total adjusted gross income$2,695,777,000This ZIP$2,695,777,000

Land area

Land area2.15 sq miThis ZIP2.15 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 02465

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

ZIP codes near 02465

ZIPCityDistance
02460 Newtonville, MA 1.0 mi
02466 Auburndale, MA 1.1 mi
02454 Waltham, MA 1.3 mi
02455 North Waltham, MA 1.4 mi
02468 Waban, MA 1.4 mi
02453 Waltham, MA 1.5 mi
02495 Nonantum, MA 1.6 mi
02462 Newton Lower Falls, MA 1.9 mi
02458 Newton, MA 2.0 mi
02461 Newton Highlands, MA 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02465?

02465 is in West Newton, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3495, -71.2273.

What county is 02465 in?

02465 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02465?

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

What time zone is 02465 in?

02465 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02465?

About 11,697 people live in ZIP code 02465, in 4,412 households, at 5,437.9 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 02465?

$194,265 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02465?

The closest are 02460 (1 mi), 02466 (1.1 mi), 02454 (1.3 mi), 02455 (1.4 mi) and 02468 (1.4 mi).

Is 02465 a PO Box ZIP code?

02465 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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