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02779

ZIP 02779 is Berkley, Massachusetts, in Bristol County; area codes 774 and 508; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bristol
Population
6,829
Coordinates
41.8381, -71.0776
☼ Live from 02779 — Berkley, MA

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Where 02779 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02779
  • 🔢 Type 02779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,779 = 7 × 397. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02777 (Swansea, MA, 9 mi away) and 02780 (Taunton, MA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02779 becomes 97720 — and that is a real ZIP code: Burns, OR, 2,397 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07927, 09727, 09772, 20779, 20797, 27709, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09772 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,419 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,438 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02779 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 108.92°E — 783 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 16.5 square miles of land, 02779 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,829This ZIP6,829
Households2,305This ZIP2,305
Housing units2,389This ZIP2,389
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$144,205This ZIP$144,205Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$511,200This ZIP$511,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%This ZIP37.6%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density413.6 / sq miThis ZIP413.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments100This ZIP100
Employees632This ZIP632
Annual payroll$31,266,000This ZIP$31,266,000
Tax returns filed3,600This ZIP3,600
Total adjusted gross income$357,013,000This ZIP$357,013,000

Land area

Land area16.51 sq miThis ZIP16.51 sq mi
Water area0.91 sq miThis ZIP0.91 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02779

ZIPCityDistance
02702 Assonet, MA 3.8 mi
02718 East Taunton, MA 3.8 mi
02764 North Dighton, MA 4.0 mi
02715 Dighton, MA 4.7 mi
02780 Taunton, MA 5.3 mi
02714 Dartmouth, MA 5.7 mi
02768 Raynham Center, MA 5.7 mi
02783 Taunton, MA 5.7 mi
02347 Lakeville, MA 6.2 mi
02726 Somerset, MA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02779?

02779 is in Berkley, Massachusetts, in Bristol County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8381, -71.0776.

What county is 02779 in?

02779 lies in Bristol County.

What area code is 02779?

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

What time zone is 02779 in?

02779 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02779?

About 6,829 people live in ZIP code 02779, in 2,305 households, at 413.6 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 02779?

$144,205 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02779?

The closest are 02702 (3.8 mi), 02718 (3.8 mi), 02764 (4 mi), 02715 (4.7 mi) and 02780 (5.3 mi).

Is 02779 a PO Box ZIP code?

02779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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