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02873

ZIP 02873 is Rockville, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
124
Coordinates
41.5331, -71.7805
☼ Live from 02873 — Rockville, RI

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Where 02873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02873
  • 🔢 Type 02873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,873 = 13 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02872 (Prudence Island, RI, 24 mi away) and 02874 (Saunderstown, RI, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02873 becomes 37820 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Market, TN, 737 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02738, 02783, 02837, 03278, 03287, 03782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 2,238 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% 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 02873 and you would come out at 41.53°S, 108.22°E — 785 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 02873 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population124This ZIP124
Households114This ZIP114
Housing units172This ZIP172
Median age66.4This ZIP66.4Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$46,406This ZIP$46,406Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$360,200This ZIP$360,200Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher82.3%This ZIP82.3%
Population density33.0 / sq miThis ZIP33.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$884,000This ZIP$884,000

Land area

Land area3.76 sq miThis ZIP3.76 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02873

ZIPCityDistance
02832 Hope Valley, RI 3.3 mi
02833 Hopkinton, RI 3.3 mi
06384 Voluntown, CT 4.1 mi
02898 Wyoming, RI 5.9 mi
06359 North Stonington, CT 6.4 mi
02804 Ashaway, RI 6.9 mi
02812 Carolina, RI 7.4 mi
02894 Wood River Junction, RI 7.4 mi
02808 Bradford, RI 8.7 mi
02875 Shannock, RI 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02873?

02873 is in Rockville, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5331, -71.7805.

What county is 02873 in?

02873 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02873?

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

What time zone is 02873 in?

02873 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02873?

About 124 people live in ZIP code 02873, in 114 households, at 33.0 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 02873?

$46,406 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02873?

The closest are 02832 (3.3 mi), 02833 (3.3 mi), 06384 (4.1 mi), 02898 (5.9 mi) and 06359 (6.4 mi).

Is 02873 a PO Box ZIP code?

02873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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