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02720

ZIP 02720 is in Fall River, Massachusetts, in Bristol County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time. Fall River has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 02721, 02722, 02723 and 02724.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bristol
Population
30,940
Coordinates
41.7271, -71.1099
☼ Live from 02720 — Fall River, MA

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Where 02720 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02720
  • 🔢 Type 02720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆02720 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02719 (Fairhaven, MA, 14 mi away) and 02721 (Fall River, MA, 4 mi away).
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02027, 02072, 02702, 07022, 07202, 20027, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72002 in Alexander, AR, 1,257 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,437 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02720 and you would come out at 41.73°S, 108.89°E — 777 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 13.2 square miles of land, 02720 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,940This ZIP30,940
Households14,278This ZIP14,278
Housing units14,784This ZIP14,784
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,196This ZIP$62,196Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$398,000This ZIP$398,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,230This ZIP$1,230Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density2,347.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,347.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments751This ZIP751
Employees18,309This ZIP18,309
Annual payroll$1,032,259,000This ZIP$1,032,259,000
Tax returns filed15,500This ZIP15,500
Total adjusted gross income$939,656,000This ZIP$939,656,000

Land area

Land area13.18 sq miThis ZIP13.18 sq mi
Water area3.48 sq miThis ZIP3.48 sq mi

Other place names in 02720

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ZIP codes near 02720

ZIPCityDistance
02723 Fall River, MA 2.7 mi
02726 Somerset, MA 2.9 mi
02722 Fall River, MA 2.9 mi
02714 Dartmouth, MA 3.0 mi
02768 Raynham Center, MA 3.0 mi
02783 Taunton, MA 3.0 mi
02725 Somerset, MA 4.1 mi
02721 Fall River, MA 4.2 mi
02724 Fall River, MA 4.6 mi
02702 Assonet, MA 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02720?

02720 is in Fall River, Massachusetts, in Bristol County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7271, -71.1099.

What county is 02720 in?

02720 lies in Bristol County.

What area code is 02720?

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

What time zone is 02720 in?

02720 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02720?

About 30,940 people live in ZIP code 02720, in 14,278 households, at 2,347.1 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 02720?

$62,196 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02720?

The closest are 02723 (2.7 mi), 02726 (2.9 mi), 02722 (2.9 mi), 02714 (3 mi) and 02768 (3 mi).

Is 02720 a PO Box ZIP code?

02720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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