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02871

ZIP 02871 is Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in Newport County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Newport
Population
17,488
Coordinates
41.5866, -71.2592
☼ Live from 02871 — Portsmouth, RI

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Where 02871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02871
  • 🔢 Type 02871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,871 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02865 (Lincoln, RI, 25 mi away) and 02872 (Prudence Island, RI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02871 becomes 17820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Catawissa, PA, 271 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 07821, 08217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 2,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,430 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02871 and you would come out at 41.59°S, 108.74°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 17.1 square miles of land, 02871 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,488This ZIP17,488
Households7,463This ZIP7,463
Housing units8,265This ZIP8,265
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$116,831This ZIP$116,831Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$597,000This ZIP$597,000Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,719This ZIP$1,719Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.1%This ZIP62.1%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density1,024.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,024.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments448This ZIP448
Employees5,026This ZIP5,026
Annual payroll$331,999,000This ZIP$331,999,000
Tax returns filed9,520This ZIP9,520
Total adjusted gross income$1,161,394,000This ZIP$1,161,394,000

Land area

Land area17.07 sq miThis ZIP17.07 sq mi
Water area6.66 sq miThis ZIP6.66 sq mi

Other place names in 02871

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

ZIP codes near 02871

ZIPCityDistance
02872 Prudence Island, RI 3.3 mi
02801 Adamsville, RI 4.1 mi
02878 Tiverton, RI 4.2 mi
02842 Middletown, RI 4.9 mi
02809 Bristol, RI 6.2 mi
02841 Newport, RI 6.6 mi
02837 Little Compton, RI 6.7 mi
02724 Fall River, MA 7.9 mi
02835 Jamestown, RI 8.1 mi
02840 Newport, RI 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02871?

02871 is in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in Newport County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5866, -71.2592.

What county is 02871 in?

02871 lies in Newport County.

What area code is 02871?

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

What time zone is 02871 in?

02871 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02871?

About 17,488 people live in ZIP code 02871, in 7,463 households, at 1,024.6 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 02871?

$116,831 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02871?

The closest are 02872 (3.3 mi), 02801 (4.1 mi), 02878 (4.2 mi), 02842 (4.9 mi) and 02809 (6.2 mi).

Is 02871 a PO Box ZIP code?

02871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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