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02543

ZIP 02543 is Woods Hole, Massachusetts, mostly in Dukes County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dukes +1 more
Metro area
Vineyard Haven, MA
Population
747
Coordinates
41.4724, -70.7850
☼ Live from 02543 — Woods Hole, MA

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Where 02543 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 02543
  • 🔢 Type 02543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 02543 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02542 (Buzzards Bay, MA, 20 mi away) and 02552 (Menemsha, MA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02543 becomes 34520, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 03245, 03254, 03452, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32504 in Pensacola, FL, 1,187 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,455 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02543 and you would come out at 41.47°S, 109.21°E — 753 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 11.3 square miles of land, 02543 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population747This ZIP747
Households441This ZIP441
Housing units1,147This ZIP1,147
Median age68.5This ZIP68.5Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,349This ZIP$72,349Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$925,200This ZIP$925,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,287This ZIP$1,287Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher86.5%This ZIP86.5%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density66.0 / sq miThis ZIP66.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees1,632This ZIP1,632
Annual payroll$150,901,000This ZIP$150,901,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$71,715,000This ZIP$71,715,000

Land area

Land area11.32 sq miThis ZIP11.32 sq mi
Water area26.26 sq miThis ZIP26.26 sq mi

Counties 02543 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dukes County 84.8%
Barnstable County 15.2%

Other place names in 02543

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ZIP codes near 02543

ZIPCityDistance
02713 Cuttyhunk, MA 6.1 mi
02575 West Tisbury, MA 8.6 mi
02568 Vineyard Haven, MA 8.9 mi
02535 Chilmark, MA 9.4 mi
02552 Menemsha, MA 9.7 mi
02541 Falmouth, MA 10.4 mi
02540 Falmouth, MA 10.6 mi
02748 South Dartmouth, MA 11.1 mi
02744 New Bedford, MA 11.4 mi
02557 Oak Bluffs, MA 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02543?

02543 is in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in Dukes County, part of the Vineyard Haven, MA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4724, -70.7850.

What county is 02543 in?

02543 spans 2 counties: Dukes County and Barnstable County. Most of it falls in Dukes 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 02543?

Woods Hole uses area codes 508 and 774, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02543 in?

02543 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02543?

About 747 people live in ZIP code 02543, in 441 households, at 66.0 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 02543?

$72,349 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02543?

The closest are 02713 (6.1 mi), 02575 (8.6 mi), 02568 (8.9 mi), 02535 (9.4 mi) and 02552 (9.7 mi).

Is 02543 a PO Box ZIP code?

02543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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