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02878

ZIP 02878 is Tiverton, Rhode Island, in Newport County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Newport
Population
16,189
Coordinates
41.6070, -71.1826
☼ Live from 02878 — Tiverton, RI

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Where 02878 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02878
  • 🔢 Type 02878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,878 = 2 × 1439. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02877 (Slocum, RI, 19 mi away) and 02879 (Wakefield, RI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02878 becomes 87820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aragon, NM, 2,093 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02887, 07828, 07882, 08827, 08872, 20788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87820 in Aragon, NM, 2,093 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,434 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02878 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 108.82°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 29.1 square miles of land, 02878 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,189This ZIP16,189
Households6,995This ZIP6,995
Housing units7,831This ZIP7,831
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$106,036This ZIP$106,036Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$411,900This ZIP$411,900Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,247This ZIP$1,247Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density557.0 / sq miThis ZIP557.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments386This ZIP386
Employees3,181This ZIP3,181
Annual payroll$152,979,000This ZIP$152,979,000
Tax returns filed8,710This ZIP8,710
Total adjusted gross income$807,450,000This ZIP$807,450,000

Land area

Land area29.07 sq miThis ZIP29.07 sq mi
Water area3.23 sq miThis ZIP3.23 sq mi

Other place names in 02878

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ZIP codes near 02878

ZIPCityDistance
02871 Portsmouth, RI 4.2 mi
02721 Fall River, MA 5.0 mi
02790 Westport, MA 5.2 mi
02724 Fall River, MA 5.3 mi
02837 Little Compton, RI 6.1 mi
02723 Fall River, MA 6.4 mi
02809 Bristol, RI 6.7 mi
02722 Fall River, MA 6.7 mi
02872 Prudence Island, RI 7.2 mi
02791 Westport Point, MA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02878?

02878 is in Tiverton, Rhode Island, in Newport County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6070, -71.1826.

What county is 02878 in?

02878 lies in Newport County.

What area code is 02878?

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

What time zone is 02878 in?

02878 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02878?

About 16,189 people live in ZIP code 02878, in 6,995 households, at 557.0 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 02878?

$106,036 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02878?

The closest are 02871 (4.2 mi), 02721 (5 mi), 02790 (5.2 mi), 02724 (5.3 mi) and 02837 (6.1 mi).

Is 02878 a PO Box ZIP code?

02878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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