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02860

ZIP 02860 is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time. Pawtucket has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 02861 and 02862.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
47,818
Coordinates
41.8706, -71.3887
☼ Live from 02860 — Pawtucket, RI

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Where 02860 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02860
  • 🔢 Type 02860 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,860 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02859 (Pascoag, RI, 20 mi away) and 02861 (Pawtucket, RI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02860 becomes 06820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Darien, CT, 121 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00682, 02806, 06028, 06082, 06280, 06820, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86002 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,203 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,422 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02860 and you would come out at 41.87°S, 108.61°E — 793 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 5.3 square miles of land, 02860 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,818This ZIP47,818
Households19,575This ZIP19,575
Housing units21,185This ZIP21,185
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,539This ZIP$61,539Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$336,100This ZIP$336,100Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,192This ZIP$1,192Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density8,958.0 / sq miThis ZIP8,958.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments985This ZIP985
Employees12,537This ZIP12,537
Annual payroll$580,278,000This ZIP$580,278,000
Tax returns filed23,380This ZIP23,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,164,800,000This ZIP$1,164,800,000

Land area

Land area5.34 sq miThis ZIP5.34 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 02860

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ZIP codes near 02860

ZIPCityDistance
02862 Pawtucket, RI 1.2 mi
02863 Central Falls, RI 1.4 mi
02861 Pawtucket, RI 1.9 mi
02906 Providence, RI 2.1 mi
02904 Providence, RI 2.6 mi
02916 Rumford, RI 2.7 mi
02918 Providence, RI 3.0 mi
02912 Providence, RI 3.2 mi
02908 Providence, RI 3.4 mi
02940 Providence, RI 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02860?

02860 is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8706, -71.3887.

What county is 02860 in?

02860 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02860?

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

What time zone is 02860 in?

02860 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02860?

About 47,818 people live in ZIP code 02860, in 19,575 households, at 8,958.0 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 02860?

$61,539 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02860?

The closest are 02862 (1.2 mi), 02863 (1.4 mi), 02861 (1.9 mi), 02906 (2.1 mi) and 02904 (2.6 mi).

Is 02860 a PO Box ZIP code?

02860 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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