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02738

ZIP 02738 is Marion, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Plymouth
Population
5,310
Coordinates
41.7062, -70.7502
☼ Live from 02738 — Marion, MA

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Where 02738 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02738
  • 🔢 Type 02738 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BELZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,738 = 2 × 37 × 37. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02726 (Somerset, MA, 21 mi away) and 02739 (Mattapoisett, MA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02738 becomes 83720 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boise, ID, 2,284 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02783, 02837, 02873, 03278, 03287, 03782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 2,284 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,456 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02738 and you would come out at 41.71°S, 109.25°E — 766 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 14.1 square miles of land, 02738 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,310This ZIP5,310
Households2,105This ZIP2,105
Housing units2,631This ZIP2,631
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$143,092This ZIP$143,092Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$653,500This ZIP$653,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,176This ZIP$1,176Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%This ZIP46.7%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density376.0 / sq miThis ZIP376.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees1,807This ZIP1,807
Annual payroll$115,106,000This ZIP$115,106,000
Tax returns filed2,850This ZIP2,850
Total adjusted gross income$449,508,000This ZIP$449,508,000

Land area

Land area14.12 sq miThis ZIP14.12 sq mi
Water area3.67 sq miThis ZIP3.67 sq mi

Other place names in 02738

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ZIP codes near 02738

ZIPCityDistance
02571 Wareham, MA 4.1 mi
02739 Mattapoisett, MA 4.4 mi
02576 West Wareham, MA 4.6 mi
02558 Onset, MA 5.8 mi
02770 Rochester, MA 5.9 mi
02553 Monument Beach, MA 6.6 mi
02559 Pocasset, MA 7.0 mi
02534 Cataumet, MA 7.4 mi
02538 East Wareham, MA 7.4 mi
02743 Acushnet, MA 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02738?

02738 is in Marion, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7062, -70.7502.

What county is 02738 in?

02738 lies in Plymouth County.

What area code is 02738?

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

What time zone is 02738 in?

02738 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02738?

About 5,310 people live in ZIP code 02738, in 2,105 households, at 376.0 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 02738?

$143,092 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02738?

The closest are 02571 (4.1 mi), 02739 (4.4 mi), 02576 (4.6 mi), 02558 (5.8 mi) and 02770 (5.9 mi).

Is 02738 a PO Box ZIP code?

02738 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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