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02542

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Barnstable
Metro area
Barnstable Town, MA
Population
882
Coordinates
41.7078, -70.5455
☼ Live from 02542 — Buzzards Bay, MA

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Where 02542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02542
  • 🔢 Type 02542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,542 = 2 × 31 × 41. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02541 (Falmouth, MA, 11 mi away) and 02543 (Woods Hole, MA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02542 becomes 24520 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alton, VA, 576 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02452, 04225, 04252, 20245, 20254, 20425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50242 in Searsboro, IA, 1,141 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,466 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02542 and you would come out at 41.71°S, 109.45°E — 761 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 28.5 square miles of land, 02542 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population882This ZIP882
Households264This ZIP264
Housing units380This ZIP380
Median age30.1This ZIP30.1Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,083This ZIP$62,083Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,094This ZIP$2,094Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.1%This ZIP42.1%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density30.9 / sq miThis ZIP30.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$3,652,000This ZIP$3,652,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$6,413,000This ZIP$6,413,000

Land area

Land area28.55 sq miThis ZIP28.55 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02542

ZIPCityDistance
02644 Forestdale, MA 2.5 mi
02563 Sandwich, MA 3.7 mi
02532 Buzzards Bay, MA 3.8 mi
02559 Pocasset, MA 3.8 mi
02553 Monument Beach, MA 4.0 mi
02561 Sagamore, MA 4.2 mi
02534 Cataumet, MA 4.5 mi
02562 Sagamore Beach, MA 5.6 mi
02537 East Sandwich, MA 5.8 mi
02558 Onset, MA 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02542?

02542 is in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County, part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7078, -70.5455.

What county is 02542 in?

02542 lies in Barnstable County.

What area code is 02542?

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

What time zone is 02542 in?

02542 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02542?

About 882 people live in ZIP code 02542, in 264 households, at 30.9 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 02542?

$62,083 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02542?

The closest are 02644 (2.5 mi), 02563 (3.7 mi), 02532 (3.8 mi), 02559 (3.8 mi) and 02553 (4 mi).

Is 02542 a PO Box ZIP code?

02542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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