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02852

ZIP 02852 is North Kingstown, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
23,406
Coordinates
41.5886, -71.4598
☼ Live from 02852 — North Kingstown, RI

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Where 02852 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02852
  • 🔢 Type 02852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,852 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 31. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02842 (Middletown, RI, 11 mi away) and 02857 (North Scituate, RI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02852 becomes 25820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Camp Creek, WV, 588 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02825, 05822, 08225, 08252, 20528, 20825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85022 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,267 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,420 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02852 and you would come out at 41.59°S, 108.54°E — 779 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 30.8 square miles of land, 02852 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,406This ZIP23,406
Households10,180This ZIP10,180
Housing units10,929This ZIP10,929
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$118,643This ZIP$118,643Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$504,900This ZIP$504,900Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,239This ZIP$1,239Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.1%This ZIP53.1%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density759.4 / sq miThis ZIP759.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments785This ZIP785
Employees17,459This ZIP17,459
Annual payroll$1,168,361,000This ZIP$1,168,361,000
Tax returns filed12,970This ZIP12,970
Total adjusted gross income$1,412,877,000This ZIP$1,412,877,000

Land area

Land area30.82 sq miThis ZIP30.82 sq mi
Water area3.35 sq miThis ZIP3.35 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02852

ZIPCityDistance
02818 East Greenwich, RI 4.0 mi
02877 Slocum, RI 5.5 mi
02874 Saunderstown, RI 5.5 mi
02822 Exeter, RI 6.6 mi
02835 Jamestown, RI 6.9 mi
02893 West Warwick, RI 7.0 mi
02872 Prudence Island, RI 7.2 mi
02886 Warwick, RI 7.8 mi
02887 Warwick, RI 8.0 mi
02881 Kingston, RI 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02852?

02852 is in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5886, -71.4598.

What county is 02852 in?

02852 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02852?

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

What time zone is 02852 in?

02852 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02852?

About 23,406 people live in ZIP code 02852, in 10,180 households, at 759.4 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 02852?

$118,643 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02852?

The closest are 02818 (4 mi), 02877 (5.5 mi), 02874 (5.5 mi), 02822 (6.6 mi) and 02835 (6.9 mi).

Is 02852 a PO Box ZIP code?

02852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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