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02824

ZIP 02824 is Forestdale, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
448
Coordinates
41.9994, -71.5621
☼ Live from 02824 — Forestdale, RI

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Where 02824 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02824
  • 🔢 Type 02824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 353. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02823 (Fiskeville, RI, 18 mi away) and 02825 (Foster, RI, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02824 becomes 42820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02842, 04228, 04282, 08224, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 2,119 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% 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 02824 and you would come out at 42.00°S, 108.44°E — 805 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 0.188 square miles of land, 02824 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 91 football fields.
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People and housing

Population448This ZIP448
Households89This ZIP89
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$203,508This ZIP$203,508Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$412,700This ZIP$412,700Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher55.2%This ZIP55.2%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density2,383.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,383.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees131This ZIP131
Annual payroll$4,345,000This ZIP$4,345,000

Land area

Land area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02824

ZIPCityDistance
02876 Slatersville, RI 1.2 mi
02896 North Smithfield, RI 1.9 mi
01529 Millville, MA 2.7 mi
01504 Blackstone, MA 3.2 mi
02895 Woonsocket, RI 3.2 mi
02826 Glendale, RI 4.5 mi
02838 Manville, RI 4.9 mi
02830 Harrisville, RI 5.1 mi
02858 Oakland, RI 5.1 mi
01569 Uxbridge, MA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02824?

02824 is in Forestdale, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9994, -71.5621.

What county is 02824 in?

02824 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02824?

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

What time zone is 02824 in?

02824 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02824?

About 448 people live in ZIP code 02824, in 89 households, at 2,383.0 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 02824?

$203,508 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02824?

The closest are 02876 (1.2 mi), 02896 (1.9 mi), 01529 (2.7 mi), 01504 (3.2 mi) and 02895 (3.2 mi).

Is 02824 a PO Box ZIP code?

02824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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