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02898

ZIP 02898 is Wyoming, Rhode Island, in Washington County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
1,912
Coordinates
41.5176, -71.6685
☼ Live from 02898 — Wyoming, RI

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Where 02898 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 02898
  • 🔢 Type 02898 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGBZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,898 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 23. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02896 (North Smithfield, RI, 32 mi away) and 02901 (Providence, RI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02898 becomes 89820 — and that is a real ZIP code: Battle Mountain, NV, 2,337 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02889, 08829, 09828, 09882, 20889, 20898, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09882 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,403 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,409 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02898 and you would come out at 41.52°S, 108.33°E — 781 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 11.9 square miles of land, 02898 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,912This ZIP1,912
Households760This ZIP760
Housing units811This ZIP811
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$119,038This ZIP$119,038Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$424,300This ZIP$424,300Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%This ZIP50.6%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density160.9 / sq miThis ZIP160.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments88This ZIP88
Employees1,074This ZIP1,074
Annual payroll$43,627,000This ZIP$43,627,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$102,636,000This ZIP$102,636,000

Land area

Land area11.89 sq miThis ZIP11.89 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 02898

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 02898

ZIPCityDistance
02812 Carolina, RI 2.8 mi
02832 Hope Valley, RI 3.2 mi
02892 West Kingston, RI 3.7 mi
02875 Shannock, RI 4.3 mi
02836 Kenyon, RI 5.1 mi
02894 Wood River Junction, RI 5.3 mi
02822 Exeter, RI 5.8 mi
02873 Rockville, RI 5.9 mi
02833 Hopkinton, RI 6.4 mi
02877 Slocum, RI 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02898?

02898 is in Wyoming, Rhode Island, in Washington County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5176, -71.6685.

What county is 02898 in?

02898 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 02898?

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

What time zone is 02898 in?

02898 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02898?

About 1,912 people live in ZIP code 02898, in 760 households, at 160.9 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 02898?

$119,038 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02898?

The closest are 02812 (2.8 mi), 02832 (3.2 mi), 02892 (3.7 mi), 02875 (4.3 mi) and 02836 (5.1 mi).

Is 02898 a PO Box ZIP code?

02898 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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