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02857

ZIP 02857 is North Scituate, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
8,262
Coordinates
41.8228, -71.6336
☼ Live from 02857 — North Scituate, RI

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Where 02857 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02857
  • 🔢 Type 02857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 02857 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02852 (North Kingstown, RI, 18 mi away) and 02858 (Oakland, RI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02857 becomes 75820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02875, 05827, 05872, 07825, 07852, 08527, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85072 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,410 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02857 and you would come out at 41.82°S, 108.37°E — 797 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 43.2 square miles of land, 02857 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,262This ZIP8,262
Households3,405This ZIP3,405
Housing units3,616This ZIP3,616
Median age52.3This ZIP52.3Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$108,679This ZIP$108,679Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$428,100This ZIP$428,100Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,548This ZIP$1,548Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density191.4 / sq miThis ZIP191.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments204This ZIP204
Employees979This ZIP979
Annual payroll$48,110,000This ZIP$48,110,000
Tax returns filed4,650This ZIP4,650
Total adjusted gross income$466,923,000This ZIP$466,923,000

Land area

Land area43.17 sq miThis ZIP43.17 sq mi
Water area6.63 sq miThis ZIP6.63 sq mi

Other place names in 02857

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 02857

ZIPCityDistance
02815 Clayville, RI 3.4 mi
02828 Greenville, RI 5.3 mi
02829 Harmony, RI 5.4 mi
02825 Foster, RI 5.6 mi
02831 Hope, RI 5.8 mi
02919 Johnston, RI 5.9 mi
02814 Chepachet, RI 6.2 mi
02921 Cranston, RI 7.4 mi
02823 Fiskeville, RI 7.7 mi
02917 Smithfield, RI 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02857?

02857 is in North Scituate, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8228, -71.6336.

What county is 02857 in?

02857 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02857?

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

What time zone is 02857 in?

02857 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02857?

About 8,262 people live in ZIP code 02857, in 3,405 households, at 191.4 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 02857?

$108,679 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02857?

The closest are 02815 (3.4 mi), 02828 (5.3 mi), 02829 (5.4 mi), 02825 (5.6 mi) and 02831 (5.8 mi).

Is 02857 a PO Box ZIP code?

02857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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