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02494

ZIP 02494 is Needham Heights, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
11,035
Coordinates
42.2996, -71.2312
☼ Live from 02494 — Needham Heights, MA

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Where 02494 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02494
  • 🔢 Type 02494 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGhZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,494 = 2 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02493 (Weston, MA, 6 mi away) and 02495 (Nonantum, MA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02494 becomes 49420 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hart, MI, 766 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04294, 04429, 04492, 04924, 04942, 09244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09244 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,734 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,429 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02494 and you would come out at 42.30°S, 108.77°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 02494 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,035This ZIP11,035
Households4,283This ZIP4,283
Housing units4,473This ZIP4,473
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$179,720This ZIP$179,720Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,107,700This ZIP$1,107,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,492This ZIP$2,492Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher76.3%This ZIP76.3%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density3,941.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,941.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments696This ZIP696
Employees16,775This ZIP16,775
Annual payroll$2,240,309,000This ZIP$2,240,309,000
Tax returns filed5,180This ZIP5,180
Total adjusted gross income$1,181,531,000This ZIP$1,181,531,000

Land area

Land area2.80 sq miThis ZIP2.80 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 02494

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ZIP codes near 02494

ZIPCityDistance
02464 Newton Upper Falls, MA 1.1 mi
02492 Needham, MA 1.7 mi
02461 Newton Highlands, MA 1.8 mi
02468 Waban, MA 2.0 mi
02457 Babson Park, MA 2.1 mi
02459 Newton Center, MA 2.3 mi
02481 Wellesley Hills, MA 2.5 mi
02462 Newton Lower Falls, MA 2.6 mi
02466 Auburndale, MA 3.3 mi
02482 Wellesley, MA 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02494?

02494 is in Needham Heights, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2996, -71.2312.

What county is 02494 in?

02494 lies in Norfolk County.

What time zone is 02494 in?

02494 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02494?

About 11,035 people live in ZIP code 02494, in 4,283 households, at 3,941.1 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 02494?

$179,720 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02494?

The closest are 02464 (1.1 mi), 02492 (1.7 mi), 02461 (1.8 mi), 02468 (2 mi) and 02457 (2.1 mi).

Is 02494 a PO Box ZIP code?

02494 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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