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02817

ZIP 02817 is West Greenwich, Rhode Island, in Kent County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kent
Population
6,647
Coordinates
41.6286, -71.6589
☼ Live from 02817 — West Greenwich, RI

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Where 02817 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02817
  • 🔢 Type 02817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,817 = 3 × 3 × 313. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02816 (Coventry, RI, 5 mi away) and 02818 (East Greenwich, RI, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02817 becomes 71820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alleene, AR, 1,343 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02871, 07821, 08217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,995 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,409 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02817 and you would come out at 41.63°S, 108.34°E — 787 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 50.3 square miles of land, 02817 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,647This ZIP6,647
Households2,514This ZIP2,514
Housing units2,624This ZIP2,624
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$135,625This ZIP$135,625Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$535,400This ZIP$535,400Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,414This ZIP$2,414Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%This ZIP34.7%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density132.2 / sq miThis ZIP132.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments168This ZIP168
Employees2,764This ZIP2,764
Annual payroll$254,172,000This ZIP$254,172,000
Tax returns filed3,540This ZIP3,540
Total adjusted gross income$382,826,000This ZIP$382,826,000

Land area

Land area50.30 sq miThis ZIP50.30 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02817

ZIPCityDistance
02816 Coventry, RI 5.0 mi
02822 Exeter, RI 5.2 mi
02827 Greene, RI 6.4 mi
02898 Wyoming, RI 7.7 mi
02893 West Warwick, RI 7.9 mi
06373 Oneco, CT 8.5 mi
02831 Hope, RI 9.0 mi
02818 East Greenwich, RI 9.0 mi
02873 Rockville, RI 9.1 mi
02832 Hope Valley, RI 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02817?

02817 is in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, in Kent County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6286, -71.6589.

What county is 02817 in?

02817 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 02817?

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

What time zone is 02817 in?

02817 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02817?

About 6,647 people live in ZIP code 02817, in 2,514 households, at 132.2 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 02817?

$135,625 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02817?

The closest are 02816 (5 mi), 02822 (5.2 mi), 02827 (6.4 mi), 02898 (7.7 mi) and 02893 (7.9 mi).

Is 02817 a PO Box ZIP code?

02817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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