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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/02874

02874

ZIP 02874 is Saunderstown, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
6,379
Coordinates
41.5091, -71.4744
☼ Live from 02874 — Saunderstown, RI

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Where 02874 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02874
  • 🔢 Type 02874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,874 = 2 × 3 × 479. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02873 (Rockville, RI, 16 mi away) and 02875 (Shannock, RI, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02874 becomes 47820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 04287, 07428, 07842, 08247, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 2,222 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,419 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02874 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 108.53°E — 775 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 15.6 square miles of land, 02874 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,379This ZIP6,379
Households2,259This ZIP2,259
Housing units2,529This ZIP2,529
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$159,861This ZIP$159,861Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$713,700This ZIP$713,700Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,774This ZIP$1,774Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.3%This ZIP70.3%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density409.9 / sq miThis ZIP409.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees428This ZIP428
Annual payroll$25,998,000This ZIP$25,998,000
Tax returns filed3,310This ZIP3,310
Total adjusted gross income$516,611,000This ZIP$516,611,000

Land area

Land area15.56 sq miThis ZIP15.56 sq mi
Water area1.04 sq miThis ZIP1.04 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02874

ZIPCityDistance
02877 Slocum, RI 3.2 mi
02881 Kingston, RI 3.3 mi
02883 Peace Dale, RI 4.2 mi
02835 Jamestown, RI 5.0 mi
02852 North Kingstown, RI 5.5 mi
02882 Narragansett, RI 6.4 mi
02879 Wakefield, RI 6.5 mi
02892 West Kingston, RI 6.6 mi
02822 Exeter, RI 7.4 mi
02841 Newport, RI 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02874?

02874 is in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5091, -71.4744.

What county is 02874 in?

02874 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02874?

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

What time zone is 02874 in?

02874 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02874?

About 6,379 people live in ZIP code 02874, in 2,259 households, at 409.9 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 02874?

$159,861 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02874?

The closest are 02877 (3.2 mi), 02881 (3.3 mi), 02883 (4.2 mi), 02835 (5 mi) and 02852 (5.5 mi).

Is 02874 a PO Box ZIP code?

02874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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