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02886

ZIP 02886 is in Warwick, Rhode Island, in Kent County; area code 401; Eastern time. Warwick has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 02887, 02888 and 02889.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kent
Population
31,293
Coordinates
41.7016, -71.4552
☼ Live from 02886 — Warwick, RI

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Where 02886 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02886
  • 🔢 Type 02886 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,886 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 37. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02885 (Warren, RI, 10 mi away) and 02887 (Warwick, RI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02886 becomes 68820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boelus, NE, 1,407 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06828, 08628, 08826, 08862, 20688, 20868, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86028 in Petrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ, 2,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% 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 02886 and you would come out at 41.70°S, 108.54°E — 785 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 15.8 square miles of land, 02886 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,293This ZIP31,293
Households13,154This ZIP13,154
Housing units13,648This ZIP13,648
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$92,047This ZIP$92,047Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$366,400This ZIP$366,400Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,390This ZIP$1,390Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density1,981.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,981.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,592This ZIP1,592
Employees32,632This ZIP32,632
Annual payroll$1,890,001,000This ZIP$1,890,001,000
Tax returns filed16,040This ZIP16,040
Total adjusted gross income$1,338,915,000This ZIP$1,338,915,000

Land area

Land area15.80 sq miThis ZIP15.80 sq mi
Water area2.73 sq miThis ZIP2.73 sq mi

Other place names in 02886

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ZIP codes near 02886

ZIPCityDistance
02887 Warwick, RI 2.0 mi
02893 West Warwick, RI 3.7 mi
02889 Warwick, RI 4.0 mi
02888 Warwick, RI 4.0 mi
02818 East Greenwich, RI 4.4 mi
02920 Cranston, RI 4.6 mi
02823 Fiskeville, RI 5.1 mi
02910 Cranston, RI 5.2 mi
02921 Cranston, RI 5.2 mi
02905 Providence, RI 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02886?

02886 is in Warwick, Rhode Island, in Kent County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7016, -71.4552.

What county is 02886 in?

02886 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 02886?

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

What time zone is 02886 in?

02886 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02886?

About 31,293 people live in ZIP code 02886, in 13,154 households, at 1,981.1 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 02886?

$92,047 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02886?

The closest are 02887 (2 mi), 02893 (3.7 mi), 02889 (4 mi), 02888 (4 mi) and 02818 (4.4 mi).

Is 02886 a PO Box ZIP code?

02886 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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