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02863

ZIP 02863 is Central Falls, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
22,701
Coordinates
41.8901, -71.3935
☼ Live from 02863 — Central Falls, RI

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Where 02863 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02863
  • 🔢 Type 02863 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,863 = 7 × 409. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02862 (Pawtucket, RI, 2 mi away) and 02864 (Cumberland, RI, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02863 becomes 36820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 03268, 03826, 03862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86302 in Prescott, AZ, 2,264 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 02863 and you would come out at 41.89°S, 108.61°E — 794 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 02863 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 578 football fields.
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People and housing

Population22,701This ZIP22,701
Households7,683This ZIP7,683
Housing units8,426This ZIP8,426
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$49,285This ZIP$49,285Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$352,100This ZIP$352,100Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,200This ZIP$1,200Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density19,012.6 / sq miThis ZIP19,012.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments293This ZIP293
Employees2,676This ZIP2,676
Annual payroll$123,758,000This ZIP$123,758,000
Tax returns filed9,090This ZIP9,090
Total adjusted gross income$331,636,000This ZIP$331,636,000

Land area

Land area1.19 sq miThis ZIP1.19 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 02863

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ZIP codes near 02863

ZIPCityDistance
02860 Pawtucket, RI 1.4 mi
02861 Pawtucket, RI 2.2 mi
02862 Pawtucket, RI 2.4 mi
02904 Providence, RI 3.1 mi
02865 Lincoln, RI 3.4 mi
02906 Providence, RI 3.5 mi
02918 Providence, RI 3.8 mi
02916 Rumford, RI 3.9 mi
02908 Providence, RI 4.2 mi
02912 Providence, RI 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02863?

02863 is in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8901, -71.3935.

What county is 02863 in?

02863 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02863?

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

What time zone is 02863 in?

02863 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02863?

About 22,701 people live in ZIP code 02863, in 7,683 households, at 19,012.6 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 02863?

$49,285 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02863?

The closest are 02860 (1.4 mi), 02861 (2.2 mi), 02862 (2.4 mi), 02904 (3.1 mi) and 02865 (3.4 mi).

Is 02863 a PO Box ZIP code?

02863 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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