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02908

ZIP 02908 is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time. Providence has 12 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
39,500
Coordinates
41.8390, -71.4393
☼ Live from 02908 — Providence, RI

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Where 02908 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02908
  • 🔢 Type 02908 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOGZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,908 = 2 × 2 × 727. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02907 (Providence, RI, 3 mi away) and 02909 (Providence, RI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02908 becomes 80920 — and that is a real ZIP code: Colorado Springs, CO, 1,754 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00928, 00982, 02809, 08029, 08092, 08902, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09802 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,284 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,420 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02908 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 108.56°E — 793 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 02908 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,500This ZIP39,500
Households14,756This ZIP14,756
Housing units16,911This ZIP16,911
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,081This ZIP$73,081Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$324,100This ZIP$324,100Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,409This ZIP$1,409Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density11,610.8 / sq miThis ZIP11,610.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments566This ZIP566
Employees11,244This ZIP11,244
Annual payroll$801,412,000This ZIP$801,412,000
Tax returns filed18,940This ZIP18,940
Total adjusted gross income$976,948,000This ZIP$976,948,000

Land area

Land area3.40 sq miThis ZIP3.40 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 02908

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ZIP codes near 02908

ZIPCityDistance
02918 Providence, RI 0.4 mi
02904 Providence, RI 1.3 mi
02909 Providence, RI 1.6 mi
02902 Providence, RI 1.6 mi
02901 Providence, RI 1.7 mi
02940 Providence, RI 1.7 mi
02903 Providence, RI 2.0 mi
02911 North Providence, RI 2.0 mi
02912 Providence, RI 2.1 mi
02906 Providence, RI 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02908?

02908 is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8390, -71.4393.

What county is 02908 in?

02908 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02908?

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

What time zone is 02908 in?

02908 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02908?

About 39,500 people live in ZIP code 02908, in 14,756 households, at 11,610.8 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 02908?

$73,081 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02908?

The closest are 02918 (0.4 mi), 02904 (1.3 mi), 02909 (1.6 mi), 02902 (1.6 mi) and 02901 (1.7 mi).

Is 02908 a PO Box ZIP code?

02908 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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