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02642

ZIP 02642 is Eastham, 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
5,811
Coordinates
41.8416, -69.9750
☼ Live from 02642 — Eastham, MA

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Where 02642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02642
  • 🔢 Type 02642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,642 = 2 × 1321. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02641 (East Dennis, MA, 11 mi away) and 02643 (East Orleans, MA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02642 becomes 24620 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hurley, VA, 708 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02462, 04226, 04262, 04622, 06242, 06422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64022 in Dover, MO, 1,254 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,495 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02642 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 110.03°E — 755 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 14.0 square miles of land, 02642 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,811This ZIP5,811
Households3,041This ZIP3,041
Housing units6,546This ZIP6,546
Median age60.4This ZIP60.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,992This ZIP$72,992Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$732,200This ZIP$732,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,747This ZIP$1,747Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.4%This ZIP54.4%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density416.0 / sq miThis ZIP416.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments142This ZIP142
Employees497This ZIP497
Annual payroll$28,443,000This ZIP$28,443,000
Tax returns filed2,600This ZIP2,600
Total adjusted gross income$280,180,000This ZIP$280,180,000

Land area

Land area13.97 sq miThis ZIP13.97 sq mi
Water area3.40 sq miThis ZIP3.40 sq mi

Other place names in 02642

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ZIP codes near 02642

ZIPCityDistance
02651 North Eastham, MA 1.2 mi
02663 South Wellfleet, MA 3.9 mi
02653 Orleans, MA 5.0 mi
02662 South Orleans, MA 5.9 mi
02667 Wellfleet, MA 6.1 mi
02643 East Orleans, MA 6.4 mi
02631 Brewster, MA 8.0 mi
02650 North Chatham, MA 9.7 mi
02666 Truro, MA 10.4 mi
02633 Chatham, MA 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02642?

02642 is in Eastham, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County, part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8416, -69.9750.

What county is 02642 in?

02642 lies in Barnstable County.

What area code is 02642?

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

What time zone is 02642 in?

02642 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02642?

About 5,811 people live in ZIP code 02642, in 3,041 households, at 416.0 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 02642?

$72,992 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02642?

The closest are 02651 (1.2 mi), 02663 (3.9 mi), 02653 (5 mi), 02662 (5.9 mi) and 02667 (6.1 mi).

Is 02642 a PO Box ZIP code?

02642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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