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02881

ZIP 02881 is Kingston, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
7,687
Coordinates
41.4824, -71.5265
☼ Live from 02881 — Kingston, RI

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Where 02881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02881
  • 🔢 Type 02881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,881 = 43 × 67. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02880 (Wakefield, RI, 10 mi away) and 02882 (Narragansett, RI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02881 becomes 18820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gibson, PA, 214 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02188, 02818, 08218, 08812, 08821, 12808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88021 in Anthony, NM, 2,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,417 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02881 and you would come out at 41.48°S, 108.47°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 3.4 square miles of land, 02881 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,687This ZIP7,687
Households1,106This ZIP1,106
Housing units1,331This ZIP1,331
Median age19.7This ZIP19.7Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,472This ZIP$56,472Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$575,000This ZIP$575,000Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,642This ZIP$1,642Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher80.6%This ZIP80.6%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density2,282.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,282.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees749This ZIP749
Annual payroll$31,431,000This ZIP$31,431,000
Tax returns filed1,160This ZIP1,160
Total adjusted gross income$123,503,000This ZIP$123,503,000

Land area

Land area3.37 sq miThis ZIP3.37 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 02881

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

ZIP codes near 02881

ZIPCityDistance
02883 Peace Dale, RI 2.6 mi
02877 Slocum, RI 3.2 mi
02874 Saunderstown, RI 3.3 mi
02879 Wakefield, RI 3.8 mi
02892 West Kingston, RI 4.1 mi
02836 Kenyon, RI 5.2 mi
02882 Narragansett, RI 5.3 mi
02875 Shannock, RI 6.0 mi
02812 Carolina, RI 6.8 mi
02822 Exeter, RI 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02881?

02881 is in Kingston, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4824, -71.5265.

What county is 02881 in?

02881 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02881?

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

What time zone is 02881 in?

02881 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02881?

About 7,687 people live in ZIP code 02881, in 1,106 households, at 2,282.4 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 02881?

$56,472 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02881?

The closest are 02883 (2.6 mi), 02877 (3.2 mi), 02874 (3.3 mi), 02879 (3.8 mi) and 02892 (4.1 mi).

Is 02881 a PO Box ZIP code?

02881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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