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02668

ZIP 02668 is West Barnstable, 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
2,820
Coordinates
41.7143, -70.3560
☼ Live from 02668 — West Barnstable, MA

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Where 02668 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02668
  • 🔢 Type 02668 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BggZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,668 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 29. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02667 (Wellfleet, MA, 22 mi away) and 02669 (West Chatham, MA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02668 becomes 86620, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06268, 20686, 20866, 26680, 28606, 28660, …). The farthest-flung twin is 80266 in Denver, CO, 1,801 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,476 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02668 and you would come out at 41.71°S, 109.64°E — 757 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 14.3 square miles of land, 02668 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,820This ZIP2,820
Households1,070This ZIP1,070
Housing units1,316This ZIP1,316
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$111,731This ZIP$111,731Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$709,300This ZIP$709,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher47.6%This ZIP47.6%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density197.0 / sq miThis ZIP197.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees482This ZIP482
Annual payroll$23,092,000This ZIP$23,092,000
Tax returns filed1,860This ZIP1,860
Total adjusted gross income$221,254,000This ZIP$221,254,000

Land area

Land area14.32 sq miThis ZIP14.32 sq mi
Water area2.01 sq miThis ZIP2.01 sq mi

Other place names in 02668

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ZIP codes near 02668

ZIPCityDistance
02630 Barnstable, MA 2.3 mi
02632 Centerville, MA 3.8 mi
02648 Marstons Mills, MA 4.2 mi
02537 East Sandwich, MA 4.2 mi
02637 Cummaquid, MA 4.4 mi
02634 Centerville, MA 4.6 mi
02601 Hyannis, MA 4.9 mi
02672 West Hyannisport, MA 5.9 mi
02655 Osterville, MA 6.2 mi
02647 Hyannis Port, MA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02668?

02668 is in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County, part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7143, -70.3560.

What county is 02668 in?

02668 lies in Barnstable County.

What area code is 02668?

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

What time zone is 02668 in?

02668 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02668?

About 2,820 people live in ZIP code 02668, in 1,070 households, at 197.0 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 02668?

$111,731 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02668?

The closest are 02630 (2.3 mi), 02632 (3.8 mi), 02648 (4.2 mi), 02537 (4.2 mi) and 02637 (4.4 mi).

Is 02668 a PO Box ZIP code?

02668 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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