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02831

ZIP 02831 is Hope, Rhode Island, mostly in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence +1 more
Population
3,483
Coordinates
41.7464, -71.5849
☼ Live from 02831 — Hope, RI

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Where 02831 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02831
  • 🔢 Type 02831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,831 = 19 × 149. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02830 (Harrisville, RI, 16 mi away) and 02832 (Hope Valley, RI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02831 becomes 13820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oneonta, NY, 184 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 03218, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 2,087 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% 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 02831 and you would come out at 41.75°S, 108.42°E — 791 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 02831 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,483This ZIP3,483
Households1,309This ZIP1,309
Housing units1,309This ZIP1,309
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$137,181This ZIP$137,181Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$462,200This ZIP$462,200Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,705This ZIP$1,705Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%This ZIP30.9%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density323.9 / sq miThis ZIP323.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments83This ZIP83
Employees257This ZIP257
Annual payroll$13,260,000This ZIP$13,260,000
Tax returns filed2,260This ZIP2,260
Total adjusted gross income$235,556,000This ZIP$235,556,000

Land area

Land area10.75 sq miThis ZIP10.75 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 02831 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Providence County 93.6%
Kent County 6.4%

Other place names in 02831

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ZIP codes near 02831

ZIPCityDistance
02823 Fiskeville, RI 2.3 mi
02921 Cranston, RI 3.8 mi
02816 Coventry, RI 4.0 mi
02815 Clayville, RI 4.6 mi
02893 West Warwick, RI 5.7 mi
02857 North Scituate, RI 5.8 mi
02920 Cranston, RI 6.3 mi
02919 Johnston, RI 6.5 mi
02886 Warwick, RI 7.4 mi
02825 Foster, RI 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02831?

02831 is in Hope, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7464, -71.5849.

What county is 02831 in?

02831 spans 2 counties: Providence County and Kent County. Most of it falls in Providence County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 02831?

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

What time zone is 02831 in?

02831 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02831?

About 3,483 people live in ZIP code 02831, in 1,309 households, at 323.9 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 02831?

$137,181 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02831?

The closest are 02823 (2.3 mi), 02921 (3.8 mi), 02816 (4 mi), 02815 (4.6 mi) and 02893 (5.7 mi).

Is 02831 a PO Box ZIP code?

02831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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