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02538

ZIP 02538 is East Wareham, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County; area codes 774 and 508; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Plymouth
Population
4,074
Coordinates
41.7774, -70.6424
☼ Live from 02538 — East Wareham, MA

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Where 02538 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 02538
  • 🔢 Type 02538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,538 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 47. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02537 (East Sandwich, MA, 11 mi away) and 02539 (Edgartown, MA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02538 becomes 83520 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ahsahka, ID, 2,256 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02358, 02835, 03258, 03285, 03582, 03825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85320 in Aguila, AZ, 2,363 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,461 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02538 and you would come out at 41.78°S, 109.36°E — 768 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 02538 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,074This ZIP4,074
Households1,548This ZIP1,548
Housing units1,649This ZIP1,649
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$123,750This ZIP$123,750Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$392,000This ZIP$392,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,407This ZIP$1,407Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density650.4 / sq miThis ZIP650.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments118This ZIP118
Employees1,215This ZIP1,215
Annual payroll$49,559,000This ZIP$49,559,000
Tax returns filed2,410This ZIP2,410
Total adjusted gross income$145,698,000This ZIP$145,698,000

Land area

Land area6.26 sq miThis ZIP6.26 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 02538

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ZIP codes near 02538

ZIPCityDistance
02558 Onset, MA 2.2 mi
02532 Buzzards Bay, MA 3.1 mi
02571 Wareham, MA 3.4 mi
02553 Monument Beach, MA 4.6 mi
02366 South Carver, MA 5.0 mi
02561 Sagamore, MA 5.7 mi
02562 Sagamore Beach, MA 6.0 mi
02559 Pocasset, MA 6.2 mi
02576 West Wareham, MA 6.2 mi
02542 Buzzards Bay, MA 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02538?

02538 is in East Wareham, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7774, -70.6424.

What county is 02538 in?

02538 lies in Plymouth County.

What area code is 02538?

East Wareham uses area codes 774 and 508, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02538 in?

02538 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02538?

About 4,074 people live in ZIP code 02538, in 1,548 households, at 650.4 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 02538?

$123,750 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02538?

The closest are 02558 (2.2 mi), 02532 (3.1 mi), 02571 (3.4 mi), 02553 (4.6 mi) and 02366 (5 mi).

Is 02538 a PO Box ZIP code?

02538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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