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02827

ZIP 02827 is Greene, Rhode Island, in Kent County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kent
Population
2,469
Coordinates
41.6987, -71.7391
☼ Live from 02827 — Greene, RI

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Where 02827 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02827
  • 🔢 Type 02827 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,827 = 11 × 257. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02826 (Glendale, RI, 20 mi away) and 02828 (Greenville, RI, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02827 becomes 72820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alix, AR, 1,261 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, 20872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87022 in Isleta, NM, 1,938 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 02827 and you would come out at 41.70°S, 108.26°E — 793 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 21.4 square miles of land, 02827 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,469This ZIP2,469
Households831This ZIP831
Housing units859This ZIP859
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$152,305This ZIP$152,305Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$419,300This ZIP$419,300Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,692This ZIP$2,692Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density115.1 / sq miThis ZIP115.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees124This ZIP124
Annual payroll$6,298,000This ZIP$6,298,000
Tax returns filed1,210This ZIP1,210
Total adjusted gross income$104,464,000This ZIP$104,464,000

Land area

Land area21.44 sq miThis ZIP21.44 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 02827

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

ZIP codes near 02827

ZIPCityDistance
06373 Oneco, CT 3.5 mi
06377 Sterling, CT 4.7 mi
02825 Foster, RI 5.8 mi
02816 Coventry, RI 6.0 mi
06354 Moosup, CT 6.0 mi
02817 West Greenwich, RI 6.4 mi
02815 Clayville, RI 6.8 mi
06332 Central Village, CT 8.6 mi
02831 Hope, RI 8.6 mi
06239 Danielson, CT 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02827?

02827 is in Greene, Rhode Island, in Kent County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6987, -71.7391.

What county is 02827 in?

02827 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 02827?

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

What time zone is 02827 in?

02827 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02827?

About 2,469 people live in ZIP code 02827, in 831 households, at 115.1 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 02827?

$152,305 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02827?

The closest are 06373 (3.5 mi), 06377 (4.7 mi), 02825 (5.8 mi), 02816 (6 mi) and 06354 (6 mi).

Is 02827 a PO Box ZIP code?

02827 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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