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02836

ZIP 02836 is Kenyon, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
104
Coordinates
41.4540, -71.6202
☼ Live from 02836 — Kenyon, RI

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Where 02836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02836
  • 🔢 Type 02836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,836 = 2 × 2 × 709. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02835 (Jamestown, RI, 13 mi away) and 02837 (Little Compton, RI, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02836 becomes 63820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Anniston, MO, 999 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02863, 03268, 03826, 03862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86302 in Prescott, AZ, 2,253 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,412 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02836 and you would come out at 41.45°S, 108.38°E — 776 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 0.282 square miles of land, 02836 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 136 football fields.
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People and housing

Population104This ZIP104
Households60This ZIP60
Housing units119This ZIP119
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median home value$458,100This ZIP$458,100Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher53.6%This ZIP53.6%
Population density368.8 / sq miThis ZIP368.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02836

ZIPCityDistance
02875 Shannock, RI 1.0 mi
02812 Carolina, RI 2.6 mi
02892 West Kingston, RI 3.3 mi
02894 Wood River Junction, RI 4.2 mi
02879 Wakefield, RI 4.6 mi
02813 Charlestown, RI 4.9 mi
02898 Wyoming, RI 5.1 mi
02881 Kingston, RI 5.2 mi
02880 Wakefield, RI 5.6 mi
02883 Peace Dale, RI 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02836?

02836 is in Kenyon, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4540, -71.6202.

What county is 02836 in?

02836 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02836?

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

What time zone is 02836 in?

02836 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02836?

About 104 people live in ZIP code 02836, in 60 households, at 368.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 02836?

The closest are 02875 (1 mi), 02812 (2.6 mi), 02892 (3.3 mi), 02894 (4.2 mi) and 02879 (4.6 mi).

Is 02836 a PO Box ZIP code?

02836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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