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02562

ZIP 02562 is Sagamore Beach, 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
3,402
Coordinates
41.7880, -70.5276
☼ Live from 02562 — Sagamore Beach, MA

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Where 02562 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 02562
  • 🔢 Type 02562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,562 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 61. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02561 (Sagamore, MA, 1 mi away) and 02563 (Sandwich, MA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02562 becomes 26520 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arthurdale, WV, 512 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02652, 05262, 20265, 20526, 20625, 22560, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56220 in Canby, MN, 1,307 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 02562 and you would come out at 41.79°S, 109.47°E — 765 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 02562 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,402This ZIP3,402
Households1,384This ZIP1,384
Housing units1,838This ZIP1,838
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$120,000This ZIP$120,000Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$591,000This ZIP$591,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,923This ZIP$1,923Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%This ZIP46.0%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density1,008.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,008.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments99This ZIP99
Employees824This ZIP824
Annual payroll$51,314,000This ZIP$51,314,000
Tax returns filed1,860This ZIP1,860
Total adjusted gross income$200,126,000This ZIP$200,126,000

Land area

Land area3.37 sq miThis ZIP3.37 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 02562

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ZIP codes near 02562

ZIPCityDistance
02561 Sagamore, MA 1.4 mi
02563 Sandwich, MA 2.9 mi
02532 Buzzards Bay, MA 4.4 mi
02542 Buzzards Bay, MA 5.6 mi
02538 East Wareham, MA 6.0 mi
02537 East Sandwich, MA 6.3 mi
02558 Onset, MA 7.0 mi
02553 Monument Beach, MA 7.1 mi
02644 Forestdale, MA 7.3 mi
02345 Manomet, MA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02562?

02562 is in Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County, part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7880, -70.5276.

What county is 02562 in?

02562 lies in Barnstable County.

What area code is 02562?

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

What time zone is 02562 in?

02562 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02562?

About 3,402 people live in ZIP code 02562, in 1,384 households, at 1,008.3 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 02562?

$120,000 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02562?

The closest are 02561 (1.4 mi), 02563 (2.9 mi), 02532 (4.4 mi), 02542 (5.6 mi) and 02538 (6 mi).

Is 02562 a PO Box ZIP code?

02562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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