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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/02838

02838

ZIP 02838 is Manville, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
3,740
Coordinates
41.9654, -71.4794
☼ Live from 02838 — Manville, RI

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Where 02838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02838
  • 🔢 Type 02838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,838 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 43. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02837 (Little Compton, RI, 35 mi away) and 02839 (Mapleville, RI, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02838 becomes 83820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02883, 03882, 08328, 08823, 08832, 20388, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83802 in Avery, ID, 2,172 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,417 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02838 and you would come out at 41.97°S, 108.52°E — 801 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 02838 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,740This ZIP3,740
Households1,310This ZIP1,310
Housing units1,326This ZIP1,326
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$97,273This ZIP$97,273Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$372,300This ZIP$372,300Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,628This ZIP$1,628Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.0%This ZIP41.0%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density2,677.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,677.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees352This ZIP352
Annual payroll$16,048,000This ZIP$16,048,000
Tax returns filed1,850This ZIP1,850
Total adjusted gross income$119,440,000This ZIP$119,440,000

Land area

Land area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02838

ZIPCityDistance
02802 Albion, RI 1.5 mi
02895 Woonsocket, RI 2.7 mi
02864 Cumberland, RI 3.0 mi
02896 North Smithfield, RI 3.4 mi
02865 Lincoln, RI 3.8 mi
02917 Smithfield, RI 4.7 mi
02824 Forestdale, RI 4.9 mi
02876 Slatersville, RI 5.8 mi
01504 Blackstone, MA 5.8 mi
02070 Sheldonville, MA 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02838?

02838 is in Manville, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9654, -71.4794.

What county is 02838 in?

02838 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02838?

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

What time zone is 02838 in?

02838 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02838?

About 3,740 people live in ZIP code 02838, in 1,310 households, at 2,677.2 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 02838?

$97,273 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02838?

The closest are 02802 (1.5 mi), 02895 (2.7 mi), 02864 (3 mi), 02896 (3.4 mi) and 02865 (3.8 mi).

Is 02838 a PO Box ZIP code?

02838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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