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02493

ZIP 02493 is Weston, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
11,579
Coordinates
42.3605, -71.3034
☼ Live from 02493 — Weston, MA

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Where 02493 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02493
  • 🔢 Type 02493 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGhZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,493 = 3 × 3 × 277. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02492 (Needham, MA, 7 mi away) and 02494 (Needham Heights, MA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02493 becomes 39420, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02349, 03249, 04239, 04923, 04932, 20394, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94023 in Los Altos, CA, 2,676 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,425 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02493 and you would come out at 42.36°S, 108.70°E — 820 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 16.8 square miles of land, 02493 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,579This ZIP11,579
Households3,776This ZIP3,776
Housing units3,969This ZIP3,969
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+This ZIP$250,000+Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,694,400This ZIP$1,694,400Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,085This ZIP$2,085Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher84.3%This ZIP84.3%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density688.4 / sq miThis ZIP688.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments314This ZIP314
Employees3,311This ZIP3,311
Annual payroll$210,375,000This ZIP$210,375,000
Tax returns filed5,210This ZIP5,210
Total adjusted gross income$4,797,941,000This ZIP$4,797,941,000

Land area

Land area16.82 sq miThis ZIP16.82 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02493

ZIPCityDistance
02454 Waltham, MA 2.7 mi
01778 Wayland, MA 3.0 mi
02466 Auburndale, MA 3.0 mi
02462 Newton Lower Falls, MA 3.1 mi
02453 Waltham, MA 3.2 mi
02481 Wellesley Hills, MA 3.7 mi
02451 Waltham, MA 3.8 mi
02465 West Newton, MA 4.0 mi
02468 Waban, MA 4.3 mi
01773 Lincoln, MA 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02493?

02493 is in Weston, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3605, -71.3034.

What county is 02493 in?

02493 lies in Middlesex County.

What time zone is 02493 in?

02493 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02493?

About 11,579 people live in ZIP code 02493, in 3,776 households, at 688.4 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 02493?

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

What ZIP codes are near 02493?

The closest are 02454 (2.7 mi), 01778 (3 mi), 02466 (3 mi), 02462 (3.1 mi) and 02453 (3.2 mi).

Is 02493 a PO Box ZIP code?

02493 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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