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02557

ZIP 02557 is Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, in Dukes County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dukes
Metro area
Vineyard Haven, MA
Population
1,250
Coordinates
41.4464, -70.5618
☼ Live from 02557 — Oak Bluffs, MA

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Where 02557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02557
  • 🔢 Type 02557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSSZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 02557 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02556 (North Falmouth, MA, 14 mi away) and 02558 (Onset, MA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02557 becomes 75520, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02575, 05257, 20557, 20575, 20755, 25057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75052 in Grand Prairie, TX, 1,573 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,467 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02557 and you would come out at 41.45°S, 109.44°E — 746 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 02557 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,250This ZIP1,250
Households769This ZIP769
Housing units2,834This ZIP2,834
Median age62.9This ZIP62.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median home value$1,287,200This ZIP$1,287,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher41.6%This ZIP41.6%
Population density385.8 / sq miThis ZIP385.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments264This ZIP264
Employees1,444This ZIP1,444
Annual payroll$139,907,000This ZIP$139,907,000

Land area

Land area3.24 sq miThis ZIP3.24 sq mi
Water area3.98 sq miThis ZIP3.98 sq mi

Other place names in 02557

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ZIP codes near 02557

ZIPCityDistance
02568 Vineyard Haven, MA 2.8 mi
02539 Edgartown, MA 5.2 mi
02575 West Tisbury, MA 6.1 mi
02552 Menemsha, MA 6.2 mi
02541 Falmouth, MA 7.8 mi
02540 Falmouth, MA 9.2 mi
02536 East Falmouth, MA 10.4 mi
02574 West Falmouth, MA 11.6 mi
02543 Woods Hole, MA 11.7 mi
02649 Mashpee, MA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02557?

02557 is in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, in Dukes County, part of the Vineyard Haven, MA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4464, -70.5618.

What county is 02557 in?

02557 lies in Dukes County.

What area code is 02557?

Oak Bluffs uses area codes 508 and 774, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02557 in?

02557 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02557?

About 1,250 people live in ZIP code 02557, in 769 households, at 385.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 02557?

The closest are 02568 (2.8 mi), 02539 (5.2 mi), 02575 (6.1 mi), 02552 (6.2 mi) and 02541 (7.8 mi).

Is 02557 a PO Box ZIP code?

02557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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