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02556

ZIP 02556 is North Falmouth, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Barnstable
Metro area
Barnstable Town, MA
Population
2,868
Coordinates
41.6394, -70.6245
☼ Live from 02556 — North Falmouth, MA

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Where 02556 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 02556
  • 🔢 Type 02556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,556 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 71. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02554 (Nantucket, MA, 36 mi away) and 02557 (Oak Bluffs, MA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02556 becomes 65520, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02655, 05652, 06255, 06525, 20565, 25506, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56520 in Breckenridge, MN, 1,320 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% 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 02556 and you would come out at 41.64°S, 109.38°E — 759 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 02556 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,868This ZIP2,868
Households1,196This ZIP1,196
Housing units2,715This ZIP2,715
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$121,810This ZIP$121,810Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$717,800This ZIP$717,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,339This ZIP$2,339Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.4%This ZIP66.4%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density726.6 / sq miThis ZIP726.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees679This ZIP679
Annual payroll$44,301,000This ZIP$44,301,000
Tax returns filed2,030This ZIP2,030
Total adjusted gross income$283,530,000This ZIP$283,530,000

Land area

Land area3.95 sq miThis ZIP3.95 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 02556

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ZIP codes near 02556

ZIPCityDistance
02534 Cataumet, MA 2.1 mi
02574 West Falmouth, MA 2.6 mi
02559 Pocasset, MA 3.5 mi
02536 East Falmouth, MA 4.2 mi
02540 Falmouth, MA 4.8 mi
02553 Monument Beach, MA 5.1 mi
02541 Falmouth, MA 6.1 mi
02542 Buzzards Bay, MA 6.2 mi
02644 Forestdale, MA 6.6 mi
02649 Mashpee, MA 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02556?

02556 is in North Falmouth, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County, part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6394, -70.6245.

What county is 02556 in?

02556 lies in Barnstable County.

What area code is 02556?

North Falmouth uses area codes 508 and 774, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02556 in?

02556 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02556?

About 2,868 people live in ZIP code 02556, in 1,196 households, at 726.6 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 02556?

$121,810 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02556?

The closest are 02534 (2.1 mi), 02574 (2.6 mi), 02559 (3.5 mi), 02536 (4.2 mi) and 02540 (4.8 mi).

Is 02556 a PO Box ZIP code?

02556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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