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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/02837

02837

ZIP 02837 is Little Compton, Rhode Island, in Newport County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Newport
Population
3,584
Coordinates
41.5188, -71.1672
☼ Live from 02837 — Little Compton, RI

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Where 02837 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02837
  • 🔢 Type 02837 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 02837 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02836 (Kenyon, RI, 24 mi away) and 02838 (Manville, RI, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02837 becomes 73820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02738, 02783, 02873, 03278, 03287, 03782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 2,268 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,435 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02837 and you would come out at 41.52°S, 108.83°E — 766 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 20.5 square miles of land, 02837 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,584This ZIP3,584
Households1,557This ZIP1,557
Housing units2,340This ZIP2,340
Median age60.3This ZIP60.3Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$134,750This ZIP$134,750Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$783,400This ZIP$783,400Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher60.0%This ZIP60.0%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density174.4 / sq miThis ZIP174.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments114This ZIP114
Employees486This ZIP486
Annual payroll$26,020,000This ZIP$26,020,000
Tax returns filed1,900This ZIP1,900
Total adjusted gross income$251,226,000This ZIP$251,226,000

Land area

Land area20.55 sq miThis ZIP20.55 sq mi
Water area4.55 sq miThis ZIP4.55 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02837

ZIPCityDistance
02791 Westport Point, MA 4.3 mi
02842 Middletown, RI 5.5 mi
02801 Adamsville, RI 6.1 mi
02878 Tiverton, RI 6.1 mi
02871 Portsmouth, RI 6.7 mi
02790 Westport, MA 7.1 mi
02840 Newport, RI 8.4 mi
02841 Newport, RI 8.5 mi
02872 Prudence Island, RI 9.6 mi
02748 South Dartmouth, MA 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02837?

02837 is in Little Compton, Rhode Island, in Newport County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5188, -71.1672.

What county is 02837 in?

02837 lies in Newport County.

What area code is 02837?

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

What time zone is 02837 in?

02837 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02837?

About 3,584 people live in ZIP code 02837, in 1,557 households, at 174.4 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 02837?

$134,750 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02837?

The closest are 02791 (4.3 mi), 02842 (5.5 mi), 02801 (6.1 mi), 02878 (6.1 mi) and 02871 (6.7 mi).

Is 02837 a PO Box ZIP code?

02837 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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