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02912

ZIP 02912 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
4,836
Coordinates
41.8255, -71.4033
☼ Live from 02912 — Providence, RI

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Where 02912 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02912
  • 🔢 Type 02912 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIGZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,912 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02911 (North Providence, RI, 4 mi away) and 02914 (East Providence, RI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02912 becomes 21920 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elk Mills, MD, 276 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01229, 01922, 02129, 02921, 09212, 10922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09212 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,703 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,422 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02912 and you would come out at 41.83°S, 108.60°E — 791 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 0.198 square miles of land, 02912 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 96 football fields.
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People and housing

Population4,836This ZIP4,836
Households24This ZIP24
Housing units42This ZIP42
Median age19.6This ZIP19.6Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute10.9 minThis ZIP10.9 min
Population density24,424.2 / sq miThis ZIP24,424.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees9,181This ZIP9,181
Annual payroll$497,506,000This ZIP$497,506,000

Land area

Land area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 02912

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

ZIP codes near 02912

ZIPCityDistance
02940 Providence, RI 0.5 mi
02903 Providence, RI 0.6 mi
02901 Providence, RI 0.6 mi
02906 Providence, RI 1.2 mi
02902 Providence, RI 1.2 mi
02918 Providence, RI 2.1 mi
02914 East Providence, RI 2.1 mi
02908 Providence, RI 2.1 mi
02907 Providence, RI 2.2 mi
02909 Providence, RI 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02912?

02912 is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8255, -71.4033.

What county is 02912 in?

02912 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02912?

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

What time zone is 02912 in?

02912 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02912?

About 4,836 people live in ZIP code 02912, in 24 households, at 24,424.2 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 02912?

The closest are 02940 (0.5 mi), 02903 (0.6 mi), 02901 (0.6 mi), 02906 (1.2 mi) and 02902 (1.2 mi).

Is 02912 a PO Box ZIP code?

02912 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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