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02825

ZIP 02825 is Foster, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
6,107
Coordinates
41.7821, -71.7268
☼ Live from 02825 — Foster, RI

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Where 02825 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02825
  • 🔢 Type 02825 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,825 = 5 × 5 × 113. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02824 (Forestdale, RI, 17 mi away) and 02826 (Glendale, RI, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02825 becomes 52820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02852, 05822, 08225, 08252, 20528, 20825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85022 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,253 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,405 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02825 and you would come out at 41.78°S, 108.27°E — 797 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 55.0 square miles of land, 02825 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,107This ZIP6,107
Households1,864This ZIP1,864
Housing units1,976This ZIP1,976
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$112,593This ZIP$112,593Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$445,600This ZIP$445,600Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,509This ZIP$1,509Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density111.0 / sq miThis ZIP111.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees311This ZIP311
Annual payroll$14,673,000This ZIP$14,673,000
Tax returns filed3,000This ZIP3,000
Total adjusted gross income$270,159,000This ZIP$270,159,000

Land area

Land area55.04 sq miThis ZIP55.04 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

Other place names in 02825

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 02825

ZIPCityDistance
02815 Clayville, RI 3.3 mi
02857 North Scituate, RI 5.6 mi
02827 Greene, RI 5.8 mi
06243 East Killingly, CT 5.9 mi
06377 Sterling, CT 5.9 mi
06239 Danielson, CT 6.6 mi
02831 Hope, RI 7.7 mi
06373 Oneco, CT 7.8 mi
02814 Chepachet, RI 7.9 mi
06241 Dayville, CT 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02825?

02825 is in Foster, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7821, -71.7268.

What county is 02825 in?

02825 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02825?

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

What time zone is 02825 in?

02825 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02825?

About 6,107 people live in ZIP code 02825, in 1,864 households, at 111.0 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 02825?

$112,593 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02825?

The closest are 02815 (3.3 mi), 02857 (5.6 mi), 02827 (5.8 mi), 06243 (5.9 mi) and 06377 (5.9 mi).

Is 02825 a PO Box ZIP code?

02825 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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