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02916

ZIP 02916 is Rumford, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
8,695
Coordinates
41.8427, -71.3524
☼ Live from 02916 — Rumford, RI

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Where 02916 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02916
  • 🔢 Type 02916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,916 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02915 (Riverside, RI, 5 mi away) and 02917 (Smithfield, RI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02916 becomes 61920 — and that is a real ZIP code: Charleston, IL, 893 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 06129, 06912, 06921, 09126, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96201 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,998 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,424 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02916 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 108.65°E — 790 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 02916 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,695This ZIP8,695
Households3,822This ZIP3,822
Housing units3,936This ZIP3,936
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$95,263This ZIP$95,263Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$404,100This ZIP$404,100Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,310This ZIP$1,310Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density3,277.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,277.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments231This ZIP231
Employees3,713This ZIP3,713
Annual payroll$220,287,000This ZIP$220,287,000
Tax returns filed4,550This ZIP4,550
Total adjusted gross income$417,357,000This ZIP$417,357,000

Land area

Land area2.65 sq miThis ZIP2.65 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Other place names in 02916

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ZIP codes near 02916

ZIPCityDistance
02862 Pawtucket, RI 1.5 mi
02771 Seekonk, MA 1.8 mi
02906 Providence, RI 1.9 mi
02914 East Providence, RI 2.1 mi
02861 Pawtucket, RI 2.5 mi
02860 Pawtucket, RI 2.7 mi
02912 Providence, RI 2.9 mi
02940 Providence, RI 3.4 mi
02903 Providence, RI 3.4 mi
02901 Providence, RI 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02916?

02916 is in Rumford, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8427, -71.3524.

What county is 02916 in?

02916 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02916?

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

What time zone is 02916 in?

02916 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02916?

About 8,695 people live in ZIP code 02916, in 3,822 households, at 3,277.4 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 02916?

$95,263 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02916?

The closest are 02862 (1.5 mi), 02771 (1.8 mi), 02906 (1.9 mi), 02914 (2.1 mi) and 02861 (2.5 mi).

Is 02916 a PO Box ZIP code?

02916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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