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02921

ZIP 02921 is in Cranston, Rhode Island, in Providence County; area code 401; Eastern time. Cranston has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 02910 and 02920.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Providence
Population
12,149
Coordinates
41.7629, -71.5148
☼ Live from 02921 — Cranston, RI

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Where 02921 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02921
  • 🔢 Type 02921 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZGZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,921 = 23 × 127. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02920 (Cranston, RI, 3 mi away) and 02940 (Providence, RI, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02921 becomes 12920 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chateaugay, NY, 251 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01229, 01922, 02129, 02912, 09212, 10922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09212 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,710 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,416 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02921 and you would come out at 41.76°S, 108.49°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 13.0 square miles of land, 02921 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,149This ZIP12,149
Households4,613This ZIP4,613
Housing units4,692This ZIP4,692
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$147,204This ZIP$147,204Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$535,800This ZIP$535,800Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,411This ZIP$1,411Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.6%This ZIP52.6%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density932.7 / sq miThis ZIP932.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments287This ZIP287
Employees4,616This ZIP4,616
Annual payroll$272,122,000This ZIP$272,122,000
Tax returns filed6,720This ZIP6,720
Total adjusted gross income$843,721,000This ZIP$843,721,000

Land area

Land area13.03 sq miThis ZIP13.03 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 02921

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ZIP codes near 02921

ZIPCityDistance
02823 Fiskeville, RI 2.5 mi
02920 Cranston, RI 2.6 mi
02831 Hope, RI 3.8 mi
02910 Cranston, RI 4.2 mi
02919 Johnston, RI 4.5 mi
02909 Providence, RI 5.0 mi
02886 Warwick, RI 5.2 mi
02907 Providence, RI 5.3 mi
02888 Warwick, RI 5.6 mi
02893 West Warwick, RI 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02921?

02921 is in Cranston, Rhode Island, in Providence County, part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7629, -71.5148.

What county is 02921 in?

02921 lies in Providence County.

What area code is 02921?

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

What time zone is 02921 in?

02921 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02921?

About 12,149 people live in ZIP code 02921, in 4,613 households, at 932.7 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 02921?

$147,204 a year, against $87,796 across Rhode Island.

What ZIP codes are near 02921?

The closest are 02823 (2.5 mi), 02920 (2.6 mi), 02831 (3.8 mi), 02910 (4.2 mi) and 02919 (4.5 mi).

Is 02921 a PO Box ZIP code?

02921 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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