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02809

ZIP 02809 is Bristol, Rhode Island, in Bristol County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bristol
Population
22,220
Coordinates
41.6757, -71.2733
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Where 02809 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02809
  • 🔢 Type 02809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,809 = 53 × 53. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02808 (Bradford, RI, 30 mi away) and 02812 (Carolina, RI, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02809 becomes 90820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00928, 00982, 02908, 08029, 08092, 08902, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09802 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,282 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,429 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02809 and you would come out at 41.68°S, 108.73°E — 778 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 9.8 square miles of land, 02809 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,220This ZIP22,220
Households8,731This ZIP8,731
Housing units9,510This ZIP9,510
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$97,764This ZIP$97,764Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$485,000This ZIP$485,000Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,579This ZIP$1,579Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.6%This ZIP47.6%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density2,269.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,269.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments562This ZIP562
Employees7,130This ZIP7,130
Annual payroll$316,150,000This ZIP$316,150,000
Tax returns filed10,590This ZIP10,590
Total adjusted gross income$1,055,918,000This ZIP$1,055,918,000

Land area

Land area9.79 sq miThis ZIP9.79 sq mi
Water area10.78 sq miThis ZIP10.78 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02809

ZIPCityDistance
02885 Warren, RI 3.6 mi
02806 Barrington, RI 4.6 mi
02724 Fall River, MA 5.0 mi
02725 Somerset, MA 5.4 mi
02889 Warwick, RI 5.7 mi
02872 Prudence Island, RI 6.0 mi
02871 Portsmouth, RI 6.2 mi
02722 Fall River, MA 6.4 mi
02721 Fall River, MA 6.4 mi
02777 Swansea, MA 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02809?

02809 is in Bristol, Rhode Island, in Bristol County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6757, -71.2733.

What county is 02809 in?

02809 lies in Bristol County.

What area code is 02809?

Bristol uses area code 401, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02809 in?

02809 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02809?

About 22,220 people live in ZIP code 02809, in 8,731 households, at 2,269.9 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 02809?

$97,764 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02809?

The closest are 02885 (3.6 mi), 02806 (4.6 mi), 02724 (5 mi), 02725 (5.4 mi) and 02889 (5.7 mi).

Is 02809 a PO Box ZIP code?

02809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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