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02492

ZIP 02492 is Needham, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; area codes 781 and 339; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
21,424
Coordinates
42.2765, -71.2437
☼ Live from 02492 — Needham, MA

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Where 02492 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02492
  • 🔢 Type 02492 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGhZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,492 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 89. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02482 (Wellesley, MA, 3 mi away) and 02493 (Weston, MA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02492 becomes 29420 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Charleston, SC, 806 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04292, 04922, 09242, 09422, 20429, 22904, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09242 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,675 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,428 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02492 and you would come out at 42.28°S, 108.76°E — 813 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 9.5 square miles of land, 02492 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,424This ZIP21,424
Households7,303This ZIP7,303
Housing units7,456This ZIP7,456
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$226,645This ZIP$226,645Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,218,800This ZIP$1,218,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,070This ZIP$2,070Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher85.0%This ZIP85.0%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density2,254.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,254.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments595This ZIP595
Employees7,311This ZIP7,311
Annual payroll$455,484,000This ZIP$455,484,000
Tax returns filed9,840This ZIP9,840
Total adjusted gross income$3,801,761,000This ZIP$3,801,761,000

Land area

Land area9.51 sq miThis ZIP9.51 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 02492

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ZIP codes near 02492

ZIPCityDistance
02494 Needham Heights, MA 1.7 mi
02457 Babson Park, MA 2.1 mi
02464 Newton Upper Falls, MA 2.8 mi
02481 Wellesley Hills, MA 2.9 mi
02482 Wellesley, MA 2.9 mi
02461 Newton Highlands, MA 3.4 mi
02468 Waban, MA 3.7 mi
02459 Newton Center, MA 3.7 mi
02030 Dover, MA 3.8 mi
02462 Newton Lower Falls, MA 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02492?

02492 is in Needham, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2765, -71.2437.

What county is 02492 in?

02492 lies in Norfolk County.

What area code is 02492?

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

What time zone is 02492 in?

02492 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02492?

About 21,424 people live in ZIP code 02492, in 7,303 households, at 2,254.0 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 02492?

$226,645 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02492?

The closest are 02494 (1.7 mi), 02457 (2.1 mi), 02464 (2.8 mi), 02481 (2.9 mi) and 02482 (2.9 mi).

Is 02492 a PO Box ZIP code?

02492 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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