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02892

ZIP 02892 is West Kingston, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
5,768
Coordinates
41.4995, -71.6016
☼ Live from 02892 — West Kingston, RI

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Where 02892 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02892
  • 🔢 Type 02892 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,892 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 241. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02891 (Westerly, RI, 14 mi away) and 02893 (West Warwick, RI, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02892 becomes 29820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02298, 02829, 09228, 09822, 20289, 20892, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09822 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,087 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,413 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02892 and you would come out at 41.50°S, 108.40°E — 778 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 27.2 square miles of land, 02892 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,768This ZIP5,768
Households1,965This ZIP1,965
Housing units2,077This ZIP2,077
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$135,809This ZIP$135,809Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$490,600This ZIP$490,600Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%This ZIP51.3%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density212.0 / sq miThis ZIP212.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments121This ZIP121
Employees3,021This ZIP3,021
Annual payroll$388,470,000This ZIP$388,470,000
Tax returns filed2,860This ZIP2,860
Total adjusted gross income$279,291,000This ZIP$279,291,000

Land area

Land area27.21 sq miThis ZIP27.21 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02892

ZIPCityDistance
02836 Kenyon, RI 3.3 mi
02812 Carolina, RI 3.3 mi
02875 Shannock, RI 3.3 mi
02898 Wyoming, RI 3.7 mi
02881 Kingston, RI 4.1 mi
02877 Slocum, RI 4.2 mi
02822 Exeter, RI 5.3 mi
02879 Wakefield, RI 5.9 mi
02883 Peace Dale, RI 6.3 mi
02894 Wood River Junction, RI 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02892?

02892 is in West Kingston, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4995, -71.6016.

What county is 02892 in?

02892 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02892?

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

What time zone is 02892 in?

02892 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02892?

About 5,768 people live in ZIP code 02892, in 1,965 households, at 212.0 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 02892?

$135,809 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02892?

The closest are 02836 (3.3 mi), 02812 (3.3 mi), 02875 (3.3 mi), 02898 (3.7 mi) and 02881 (4.1 mi).

Is 02892 a PO Box ZIP code?

02892 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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