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02894

ZIP 02894 is Wood River Junction, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
831
Coordinates
41.4442, -71.6993
☼ Live from 02894 — Wood River Junction, RI

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Where 02894 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02894
  • 🔢 Type 02894 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,894 = 2 × 1447. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02893 (West Warwick, RI, 19 mi away) and 02895 (Woonsocket, RI, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02894 becomes 49820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Curtis, MI, 768 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, 09842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,328 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,408 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02894 and you would come out at 41.44°S, 108.30°E — 777 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 02894 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population831This ZIP831
Households329This ZIP329
Housing units329This ZIP329
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median home value$340,600This ZIP$340,600Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%This ZIP40.8%
Mean commute39.5 minThis ZIP39.5 min
Population density197.7 / sq miThis ZIP197.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees97This ZIP97
Annual payroll$4,775,000This ZIP$4,775,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$31,929,000This ZIP$31,929,000

Land area

Land area4.20 sq miThis ZIP4.20 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02894

ZIPCityDistance
02808 Bradford, RI 3.1 mi
02812 Carolina, RI 3.1 mi
02875 Shannock, RI 3.4 mi
02804 Ashaway, RI 3.7 mi
02813 Charlestown, RI 3.8 mi
02836 Kenyon, RI 4.2 mi
02832 Hope Valley, RI 4.6 mi
02833 Hopkinton, RI 5.3 mi
02898 Wyoming, RI 5.3 mi
02880 Wakefield, RI 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02894?

02894 is in Wood River Junction, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4442, -71.6993.

What county is 02894 in?

02894 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02894?

Wood River Junction uses area code 401, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02894 in?

02894 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02894?

About 831 people live in ZIP code 02894, in 329 households, at 197.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 02894?

The closest are 02808 (3.1 mi), 02812 (3.1 mi), 02875 (3.4 mi), 02804 (3.7 mi) and 02813 (3.8 mi).

Is 02894 a PO Box ZIP code?

02894 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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