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02561

ZIP 02561 is Sagamore, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County; area codes 774 and 508; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Barnstable
Metro area
Barnstable Town, MA
Population
670
Coordinates
41.7678, -70.5329
☼ Live from 02561 — Sagamore, MA

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Where 02561 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02561
  • 🔢 Type 02561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,561 = 13 × 197. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02559 (Pocasset, MA, 7 mi away) and 02562 (Sagamore Beach, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02561 becomes 16520, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02651, 05261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51062 in Westfield, IA, 1,327 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% 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 02561 and you would come out at 41.77°S, 109.47°E — 764 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 0.829 square miles of land, 02561 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 401 football fields.
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People and housing

Population670This ZIP670
Households249This ZIP249
Housing units274This ZIP274
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median home value$481,900This ZIP$481,900Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher65.9%This ZIP65.9%
Population density808.2 / sq miThis ZIP808.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees197This ZIP197
Annual payroll$8,723,000This ZIP$8,723,000

Land area

Land area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 02561

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ZIP codes near 02561

ZIPCityDistance
02562 Sagamore Beach, MA 1.4 mi
02563 Sandwich, MA 1.9 mi
02532 Buzzards Bay, MA 3.4 mi
02542 Buzzards Bay, MA 4.2 mi
02538 East Wareham, MA 5.7 mi
02537 East Sandwich, MA 5.7 mi
02644 Forestdale, MA 5.9 mi
02553 Monument Beach, MA 6.0 mi
02558 Onset, MA 6.3 mi
02559 Pocasset, MA 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02561?

02561 is in Sagamore, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County, part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7678, -70.5329.

What county is 02561 in?

02561 lies in Barnstable County.

What area code is 02561?

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

What time zone is 02561 in?

02561 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02561?

About 670 people live in ZIP code 02561, in 249 households, at 808.2 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 02561?

The closest are 02562 (1.4 mi), 02563 (1.9 mi), 02532 (3.4 mi), 02542 (4.2 mi) and 02538 (5.7 mi).

Is 02561 a PO Box ZIP code?

02561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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