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02859

ZIP 02859 is Pascoag, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
7,018
Coordinates
41.9591, -71.7573
☼ Live from 02859 — Pascoag, RI

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Where 02859 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02859
  • 🔢 Type 02859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,859 = 3 × 953. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02858 (Oakland, RI, 6 mi away) and 02860 (Pawtucket, RI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02859 becomes 95820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 2,594 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02895, 05829, 09258, 09825, 09852, 20598, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09852 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,388 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,403 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02859 and you would come out at 41.96°S, 108.24°E — 809 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 27.6 square miles of land, 02859 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,018This ZIP7,018
Households2,301This ZIP2,301
Housing units2,420This ZIP2,420
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$124,592This ZIP$124,592Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$385,500This ZIP$385,500Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,394This ZIP$1,394Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density253.9 / sq miThis ZIP253.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees1,169This ZIP1,169
Annual payroll$64,106,000This ZIP$64,106,000
Tax returns filed3,400This ZIP3,400
Total adjusted gross income$245,112,000This ZIP$245,112,000

Land area

Land area27.64 sq miThis ZIP27.64 sq mi
Water area1.34 sq miThis ZIP1.34 sq mi

Other place names in 02859

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

ZIP codes near 02859

ZIPCityDistance
06277 Thompson, CT 4.4 mi
02814 Chepachet, RI 5.1 mi
02830 Harrisville, RI 5.3 mi
02858 Oakland, RI 5.5 mi
02826 Glendale, RI 5.9 mi
02839 Mapleville, RI 6.0 mi
01516 Douglas, MA 6.5 mi
06260 Putnam, CT 6.8 mi
06246 Grosvenor Dale, CT 7.0 mi
01570 Webster, MA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02859?

02859 is in Pascoag, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9591, -71.7573.

What county is 02859 in?

02859 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02859?

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

What time zone is 02859 in?

02859 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02859?

About 7,018 people live in ZIP code 02859, in 2,301 households, at 253.9 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 02859?

$124,592 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02859?

The closest are 06277 (4.4 mi), 02814 (5.1 mi), 02830 (5.3 mi), 02858 (5.5 mi) and 02826 (5.9 mi).

Is 02859 a PO Box ZIP code?

02859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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