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02472

ZIP 02472 is in Watertown, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time. Watertown has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 02471 and 02477.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
35,620
Coordinates
42.3695, -71.1779
☼ Live from 02472 — Watertown, MA

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Where 02472 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02472
  • 🔢 Type 02472 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLhZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,472 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 103. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02471 (Watertown, MA, 0 mi away) and 02474 (Arlington, MA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02472 becomes 27420 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greensboro, NC, 631 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, 20472, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74022 in Copan, OK, 1,366 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,431 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02472 and you would come out at 42.37°S, 108.82°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 4.0 square miles of land, 02472 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,620This ZIP35,620
Households16,399This ZIP16,399
Housing units17,234This ZIP17,234
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$126,336This ZIP$126,336Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$784,600This ZIP$784,600Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,498This ZIP$2,498Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.5%This ZIP66.5%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density8,838.7 / sq miThis ZIP8,838.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,052This ZIP1,052
Employees17,292This ZIP17,292
Annual payroll$1,768,141,000This ZIP$1,768,141,000
Tax returns filed19,270This ZIP19,270
Total adjusted gross income$2,302,366,000This ZIP$2,302,366,000

Land area

Land area4.03 sq miThis ZIP4.03 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 02472

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ZIP codes near 02472

ZIPCityDistance
02471 Watertown, MA 0.3 mi
02477 Watertown, MA 0.3 mi
02458 Newton, MA 1.2 mi
02479 Waverley, MA 1.3 mi
02495 Nonantum, MA 1.3 mi
02455 North Waltham, MA 1.5 mi
02478 Belmont, MA 1.8 mi
02135 Brighton, MA 1.8 mi
02460 Newtonville, MA 2.0 mi
02138 Cambridge, MA 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02472?

02472 is in Watertown, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3695, -71.1779.

What county is 02472 in?

02472 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02472?

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

What time zone is 02472 in?

02472 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02472?

About 35,620 people live in ZIP code 02472, in 16,399 households, at 8,838.7 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 02472?

$126,336 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02472?

The closest are 02471 (0.3 mi), 02477 (0.3 mi), 02458 (1.2 mi), 02479 (1.3 mi) and 02495 (1.3 mi).

Is 02472 a PO Box ZIP code?

02472 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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