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02532

ZIP 02532 is in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, mostly in Barnstable County; area codes 774 and 508; Eastern time. Buzzards Bay has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 02542.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Barnstable +1 more
Metro area
Barnstable Town, MA
Population
13,267
Coordinates
41.7495, -70.5949
☼ Live from 02532 — Buzzards Bay, MA

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Where 02532 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 02532
  • 🔢 Type 02532 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZESZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,532 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 211. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02495 (Nonantum, MA, 53 mi away) and 02534 (Cataumet, MA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02532 becomes 23520, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02325, 03225, 03252, 20235, 20523, 22035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32502 in Pensacola, FL, 1,211 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,463 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02532 and you would come out at 41.75°S, 109.41°E — 765 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 13.8 square miles of land, 02532 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,267This ZIP13,267
Households6,135This ZIP6,135
Housing units7,487This ZIP7,487
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,773This ZIP$87,773Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$497,600This ZIP$497,600Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,512This ZIP$1,512Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%This ZIP40.6%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density962.3 / sq miThis ZIP962.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments332This ZIP332
Employees3,704This ZIP3,704
Annual payroll$197,242,000This ZIP$197,242,000
Tax returns filed6,570This ZIP6,570
Total adjusted gross income$590,216,000This ZIP$590,216,000

Land area

Land area13.79 sq miThis ZIP13.79 sq mi
Water area3.22 sq miThis ZIP3.22 sq mi

Counties 02532 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Barnstable County 88.8%
Plymouth County 11.2%

Other place names in 02532

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ZIP codes near 02532

ZIPCityDistance
02553 Monument Beach, MA 2.9 mi
02558 Onset, MA 2.9 mi
02538 East Wareham, MA 3.1 mi
02561 Sagamore, MA 3.4 mi
02542 Buzzards Bay, MA 3.8 mi
02559 Pocasset, MA 4.2 mi
02562 Sagamore Beach, MA 4.4 mi
02563 Sandwich, MA 4.8 mi
02571 Wareham, MA 5.4 mi
02534 Cataumet, MA 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02532?

02532 is in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County, part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7495, -70.5949.

What county is 02532 in?

02532 spans 2 counties: Barnstable County and Plymouth County. Most of it falls in Barnstable County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 02532?

Buzzards Bay uses area codes 774 and 508, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02532 in?

02532 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02532?

About 13,267 people live in ZIP code 02532, in 6,135 households, at 962.3 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 02532?

$87,773 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02532?

The closest are 02553 (2.9 mi), 02558 (2.9 mi), 02538 (3.1 mi), 02561 (3.4 mi) and 02542 (3.8 mi).

Is 02532 a PO Box ZIP code?

02532 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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