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02559

ZIP 02559 is Pocasset, 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
2,802
Coordinates
41.6902, -70.6163
☼ Live from 02559 — Pocasset, MA

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Where 02559 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 02559
  • 🔢 Type 02559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,559 = 3 × 853. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02558 (Onset, MA, 4 mi away) and 02561 (Sagamore, MA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02559 becomes 95520, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (20559, 25059, 29055, 29505, 29550, 50259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95502 in Eureka, CA, 2,737 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% 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 02559 and you would come out at 41.69°S, 109.38°E — 762 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 5.3 square miles of land, 02559 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,802This ZIP2,802
Households1,394This ZIP1,394
Housing units2,516This ZIP2,516
Median age61.7This ZIP61.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,855This ZIP$90,855Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$625,400This ZIP$625,400Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$687This ZIP$687Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%This ZIP47.8%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density525.5 / sq miThis ZIP525.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments138This ZIP138
Employees1,429This ZIP1,429
Annual payroll$107,436,000This ZIP$107,436,000
Tax returns filed1,910This ZIP1,910
Total adjusted gross income$203,712,000This ZIP$203,712,000

Land area

Land area5.33 sq miThis ZIP5.33 sq mi
Water area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi

Other place names in 02559

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ZIP codes near 02559

ZIPCityDistance
02534 Cataumet, MA 1.5 mi
02553 Monument Beach, MA 1.6 mi
02556 North Falmouth, MA 3.5 mi
02542 Buzzards Bay, MA 3.8 mi
02532 Buzzards Bay, MA 4.2 mi
02558 Onset, MA 4.3 mi
02644 Forestdale, MA 5.5 mi
02571 Wareham, MA 6.0 mi
02574 West Falmouth, MA 6.1 mi
02538 East Wareham, MA 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02559?

02559 is in Pocasset, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County, part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6902, -70.6163.

What county is 02559 in?

02559 lies in Barnstable County.

What area code is 02559?

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

What time zone is 02559 in?

02559 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02559?

About 2,802 people live in ZIP code 02559, in 1,394 households, at 525.5 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 02559?

$90,855 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02559?

The closest are 02534 (1.5 mi), 02553 (1.6 mi), 02556 (3.5 mi), 02542 (3.8 mi) and 02532 (4.2 mi).

Is 02559 a PO Box ZIP code?

02559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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