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02476

ZIP 02476 is in Arlington, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 781 and 339; Eastern time. Arlington has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 02474.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
17,708
Coordinates
42.4165, -71.1735
☼ Live from 02476 — Arlington, MA

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Where 02476 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02476
  • 🔢 Type 02476 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLhZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,476 = 2 × 2 × 619. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02475 (Arlington Heights, MA, 0 mi away) and 02477 (Watertown, MA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02476 becomes 67420 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beloit, KS, 1,415 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, 04276, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76402 in Stephenville, TX, 1,635 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 02476 and you would come out at 42.42°S, 108.83°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 02476 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,708This ZIP17,708
Households7,823This ZIP7,823
Housing units8,117This ZIP8,117
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$151,131This ZIP$151,131Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$934,800This ZIP$934,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,917This ZIP$1,917Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher75.7%This ZIP75.7%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density8,497.1 / sq miThis ZIP8,497.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments436This ZIP436
Employees3,887This ZIP3,887
Annual payroll$244,354,000This ZIP$244,354,000
Tax returns filed8,760This ZIP8,760
Total adjusted gross income$1,565,348,000This ZIP$1,565,348,000

Land area

Land area2.08 sq miThis ZIP2.08 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 02476

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ZIP codes near 02476

ZIPCityDistance
02475 Arlington Heights, MA 0.4 mi
02474 Arlington, MA 0.9 mi
02478 Belmont, MA 1.5 mi
02479 Waverley, MA 2.1 mi
02156 West Medford, MA 2.1 mi
02140 Cambridge, MA 2.6 mi
02452 Waltham, MA 2.8 mi
02144 Somerville, MA 2.8 mi
01890 Winchester, MA 2.9 mi
02471 Watertown, MA 3.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02476?

02476 is in Arlington, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4165, -71.1735.

What county is 02476 in?

02476 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02476?

Arlington uses area codes 781 and 339, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02476 in?

02476 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02476?

About 17,708 people live in ZIP code 02476, in 7,823 households, at 8,497.1 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 02476?

$151,131 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02476?

The closest are 02475 (0.4 mi), 02474 (0.9 mi), 02478 (1.5 mi), 02479 (2.1 mi) and 02156 (2.1 mi).

Is 02476 a PO Box ZIP code?

02476 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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