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02893

ZIP 02893 is West Warwick, Rhode Island, in Kent County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kent
Population
31,173
Coordinates
41.6796, -71.5211
☼ Live from 02893 — West Warwick, RI

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Where 02893 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02893
  • 🔢 Type 02893 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,893 = 11 × 263. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02892 (West Kingston, RI, 13 mi away) and 02894 (Wood River Junction, RI, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02893 becomes 39820, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02839, 03289, 03298, 08329, 09823, 09832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09832 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,540 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,416 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02893 and you would come out at 41.68°S, 108.48°E — 786 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 7.8 square miles of land, 02893 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,173This ZIP31,173
Households14,361This ZIP14,361
Housing units15,269This ZIP15,269
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$77,608This ZIP$77,608Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$330,800This ZIP$330,800Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,303This ZIP$1,303Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density3,979.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,979.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments532This ZIP532
Employees7,672This ZIP7,672
Annual payroll$513,953,000This ZIP$513,953,000
Tax returns filed16,360This ZIP16,360
Total adjusted gross income$1,011,675,000This ZIP$1,011,675,000

Land area

Land area7.83 sq miThis ZIP7.83 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02893

ZIPCityDistance
02818 East Greenwich, RI 3.1 mi
02886 Warwick, RI 3.7 mi
02823 Fiskeville, RI 3.9 mi
02816 Coventry, RI 5.4 mi
02887 Warwick, RI 5.6 mi
02831 Hope, RI 5.7 mi
02921 Cranston, RI 5.8 mi
02920 Cranston, RI 6.7 mi
02852 North Kingstown, RI 7.0 mi
02888 Warwick, RI 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02893?

02893 is in West Warwick, Rhode Island, in Kent County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6796, -71.5211.

What county is 02893 in?

02893 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 02893?

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

What time zone is 02893 in?

02893 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02893?

About 31,173 people live in ZIP code 02893, in 14,361 households, at 3,979.7 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 02893?

$77,608 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02893?

The closest are 02818 (3.1 mi), 02886 (3.7 mi), 02823 (3.9 mi), 02816 (5.4 mi) and 02887 (5.6 mi).

Is 02893 a PO Box ZIP code?

02893 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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