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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/02828

02828

ZIP 02828 is Greenville, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
7,023
Coordinates
41.8777, -71.5609
☼ Live from 02828 — Greenville, RI

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Where 02828 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02828
  • 🔢 Type 02828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,828 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 101. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02827 (Greene, RI, 15 mi away) and 02829 (Harmony, RI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02828 becomes 82820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02882, 08822, 20882, 28082, 28208, 28280, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88022 in Arenas Valley, NM, 2,090 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% 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 02828 and you would come out at 41.88°S, 108.44°E — 798 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 4.3 square miles of land, 02828 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,023This ZIP7,023
Households2,994This ZIP2,994
Housing units3,121This ZIP3,121
Median age52.0This ZIP52.0Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$97,196This ZIP$97,196Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$440,900This ZIP$440,900Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,070This ZIP$1,070Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%This ZIP42.5%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density1,616.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,616.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments236This ZIP236
Employees2,736This ZIP2,736
Annual payroll$116,651,000This ZIP$116,651,000
Tax returns filed3,940This ZIP3,940
Total adjusted gross income$400,755,000This ZIP$400,755,000

Land area

Land area4.35 sq miThis ZIP4.35 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 02828

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

ZIP codes near 02828

ZIPCityDistance
02829 Harmony, RI 1.8 mi
02917 Smithfield, RI 2.7 mi
02919 Johnston, RI 4.1 mi
02911 North Providence, RI 4.8 mi
02857 North Scituate, RI 5.3 mi
02839 Mapleville, RI 6.3 mi
02865 Lincoln, RI 6.3 mi
02904 Providence, RI 6.5 mi
02896 North Smithfield, RI 6.8 mi
02908 Providence, RI 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02828?

02828 is in Greenville, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8777, -71.5609.

What county is 02828 in?

02828 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02828?

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

What time zone is 02828 in?

02828 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02828?

About 7,023 people live in ZIP code 02828, in 2,994 households, at 1,616.0 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 02828?

$97,196 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02828?

The closest are 02829 (1.8 mi), 02917 (2.7 mi), 02919 (4.1 mi), 02911 (4.8 mi) and 02857 (5.3 mi).

Is 02828 a PO Box ZIP code?

02828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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