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02888

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kent
Population
19,134
Coordinates
41.7482, -71.4079
☼ Live from 02888 — Warwick, RI

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Where 02888 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02888
  • 🔢 Type 02888 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,888 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 19. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02887 (Warwick, RI, 3 mi away) and 02889 (Warwick, RI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02888 becomes 88820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08828, 08882, 28088, 80828, 88028). The farthest-flung twin is 88028 in Cliff, NM, 2,116 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,422 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02888 and you would come out at 41.75°S, 108.59°E — 786 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 5.9 square miles of land, 02888 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,134This ZIP19,134
Households8,574This ZIP8,574
Housing units8,893This ZIP8,893
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,867This ZIP$91,867Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$350,000This ZIP$350,000Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,271This ZIP$1,271Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%This ZIP33.2%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density3,244.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,244.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments671This ZIP671
Employees7,556This ZIP7,556
Annual payroll$427,361,000This ZIP$427,361,000
Tax returns filed11,060This ZIP11,060
Total adjusted gross income$810,480,000This ZIP$810,480,000

Land area

Land area5.90 sq miThis ZIP5.90 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi

Other place names in 02888

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ZIP codes near 02888

ZIPCityDistance
02910 Cranston, RI 2.3 mi
02905 Providence, RI 2.6 mi
02915 Riverside, RI 3.2 mi
02920 Cranston, RI 3.2 mi
02887 Warwick, RI 3.4 mi
02907 Providence, RI 3.6 mi
02889 Warwick, RI 3.6 mi
02886 Warwick, RI 4.0 mi
02806 Barrington, RI 4.7 mi
02903 Providence, RI 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02888?

02888 is in Warwick, Rhode Island, in Kent County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7482, -71.4079.

What county is 02888 in?

02888 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 02888?

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

What time zone is 02888 in?

02888 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02888?

About 19,134 people live in ZIP code 02888, in 8,574 households, at 3,244.7 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 02888?

$91,867 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02888?

The closest are 02910 (2.3 mi), 02905 (2.6 mi), 02915 (3.2 mi), 02920 (3.2 mi) and 02887 (3.4 mi).

Is 02888 a PO Box ZIP code?

02888 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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