02861
ZIP 02861 is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, mostly in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time. Pawtucket has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 02860 and 02862.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Providence +1 more
- Metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Population
- 28,124
- Coordinates
- 41.8786, -71.3531
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Where 02861 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.
- 🔢 Type 02861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 02861 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101100101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02860 (Pawtucket, RI, 2 mi away) and 02862 (Pawtucket, RI, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 02861 becomes 16820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aaronsburg, PA, 320 miles away.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 06128, 06281, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 2,235 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
- 🎯1,424 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02861 and you would come out at 41.88°S, 108.65°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 3.6 square miles of land, 02861 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 28,124This ZIP28,124 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11,065This ZIP11,065 |
| Housing units | 11,690This ZIP11,690 |
| Median age | 37.8This ZIP37.8Rhode Island40.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $83,411This ZIP$83,411Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $315,400This ZIP$315,400Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,245This ZIP$1,245Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.8%This ZIP20.8% |
| Mean commute | 25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min |
| Population density | 7,873.5 / sq miThis ZIP7,873.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 431This ZIP431 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5,426This ZIP5,426 |
| Annual payroll | $323,844,000This ZIP$323,844,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 14,810This ZIP14,810 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $858,735,000This ZIP$858,735,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.57 sq miThis ZIP3.57 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi |
Counties 02861 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Providence County | 99.5% |
| Bristol County | 0.5% |
Other place names in 02861
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 02861
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
02862 | Pawtucket, RI | 1.5 mi |
02860 | Pawtucket, RI | 1.9 mi |
02863 | Central Falls, RI | 2.2 mi |
02916 | Rumford, RI | 2.5 mi |
02771 | Seekonk, MA | 3.2 mi |
02906 | Providence, RI | 3.3 mi |
02912 | Providence, RI | 4.5 mi |
02904 | Providence, RI | 4.5 mi |
02914 | East Providence, RI | 4.5 mi |
02703 | Attleboro, MA | 4.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 02861?
02861 is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8786, -71.3531.
What county is 02861 in?
02861 spans 2 counties: Providence County and Bristol County. Most of it falls in Providence County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 02861?
Pawtucket uses area code 401, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 02861 in?
02861 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 02861?
About 28,124 people live in ZIP code 02861, in 11,065 households, at 7,873.5 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 02861?
$83,411 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.
What ZIP codes are near 02861?
The closest are 02862 (1.5 mi), 02860 (1.9 mi), 02863 (2.2 mi), 02916 (2.5 mi) and 02771 (3.2 mi).
Is 02861 a PO Box ZIP code?
02861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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