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02481

ZIP 02481 is Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
17,415
Coordinates
42.3105, -71.2778
☼ Live from 02481 — Wellesley Hills, MA

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Where 02481 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02481
  • 🔢 Type 02481 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBhZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,481 = 3 × 827. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02479 (Waverley, MA, 7 mi away) and 02482 (Wellesley, MA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02481 becomes 18420 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fleetville, PA, 232 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02814, 02841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 2,090 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,426 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02481 and you would come out at 42.31°S, 108.72°E — 816 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 6.1 square miles of land, 02481 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,415This ZIP17,415
Households5,111This ZIP5,111
Housing units5,217This ZIP5,217
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+This ZIP$250,000+Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,694,600This ZIP$1,694,600Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,054This ZIP$3,054Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher90.6%This ZIP90.6%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density2,859.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,859.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments719This ZIP719
Employees12,557This ZIP12,557
Annual payroll$1,487,044,000This ZIP$1,487,044,000
Tax returns filed7,180This ZIP7,180
Total adjusted gross income$4,675,474,000This ZIP$4,675,474,000

Land area

Land area6.09 sq miThis ZIP6.09 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 02481

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ZIP codes near 02481

ZIPCityDistance
02457 Babson Park, MA 0.9 mi
02482 Wellesley, MA 1.5 mi
02462 Newton Lower Falls, MA 1.8 mi
02494 Needham Heights, MA 2.5 mi
02468 Waban, MA 2.7 mi
02466 Auburndale, MA 2.9 mi
02492 Needham, MA 2.9 mi
02464 Newton Upper Falls, MA 3.0 mi
02454 Waltham, MA 3.5 mi
02461 Newton Highlands, MA 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02481?

02481 is in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3105, -71.2778.

What county is 02481 in?

02481 lies in Norfolk County.

What time zone is 02481 in?

02481 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02481?

About 17,415 people live in ZIP code 02481, in 5,111 households, at 2,859.6 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 02481?

$250,000+ a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02481?

The closest are 02457 (0.9 mi), 02482 (1.5 mi), 02462 (1.8 mi), 02494 (2.5 mi) and 02468 (2.7 mi).

Is 02481 a PO Box ZIP code?

02481 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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