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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/02822

02822

ZIP 02822 is Exeter, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
6,539
Coordinates
41.5753, -71.5871
☼ Live from 02822 — Exeter, RI

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Where 02822 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02822
  • 🔢 Type 02822 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,822 = 2 × 17 × 83. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02818 (East Greenwich, RI, 7 mi away) and 02823 (Fiskeville, RI, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02822 becomes 22820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Criders, VA, 437 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (20228, 22082, 22802, 22820, 28202, 28220, …). The farthest-flung twin is 80222 in Denver, CO, 1,743 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,413 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02822 and you would come out at 41.58°S, 108.41°E — 782 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 54.4 square miles of land, 02822 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,539This ZIP6,539
Households2,142This ZIP2,142
Housing units2,254This ZIP2,254
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$112,813This ZIP$112,813Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$520,100This ZIP$520,100Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,267This ZIP$1,267Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.2%This ZIP44.2%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density120.3 / sq miThis ZIP120.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments163This ZIP163
Employees1,452This ZIP1,452
Annual payroll$72,649,000This ZIP$72,649,000
Tax returns filed3,280This ZIP3,280
Total adjusted gross income$379,238,000This ZIP$379,238,000

Land area

Land area54.35 sq miThis ZIP54.35 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02822

ZIPCityDistance
02877 Slocum, RI 4.4 mi
02817 West Greenwich, RI 5.2 mi
02892 West Kingston, RI 5.3 mi
02898 Wyoming, RI 5.8 mi
02852 North Kingstown, RI 6.6 mi
02818 East Greenwich, RI 7.0 mi
02881 Kingston, RI 7.1 mi
02874 Saunderstown, RI 7.4 mi
02812 Carolina, RI 7.7 mi
02893 West Warwick, RI 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02822?

02822 is in Exeter, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5753, -71.5871.

What county is 02822 in?

02822 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02822?

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

What time zone is 02822 in?

02822 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02822?

About 6,539 people live in ZIP code 02822, in 2,142 households, at 120.3 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 02822?

$112,813 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02822?

The closest are 02877 (4.4 mi), 02817 (5.2 mi), 02892 (5.3 mi), 02898 (5.8 mi) and 02852 (6.6 mi).

Is 02822 a PO Box ZIP code?

02822 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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