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05902

ZIP 05902 is Beecher Falls, Vermont, in Essex County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Metro area
none
Population
104
Coordinates
45.0096, -71.4879
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Where 05902 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05902
  • 🔢 Type 05902 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOGSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,902 = 2 × 13 × 227. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05901 (Averill, VT, 9 mi away) and 05903 (Canaan, VT, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05902 becomes 20950, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00925, 00952, 02059, 02905, 09025, 09052, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09250 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,671 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,420 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05902 and you would come out at 45.01°S, 108.51°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 05902 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 632 football fields.
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People and housing

Population104This ZIP104
Households47This ZIP47
Housing units77This ZIP77
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,625This ZIP$45,625Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$98,100This ZIP$98,100Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%This ZIP3.9%
Mean commute11.3 minThis ZIP11.3 min
Population density79.6 / sq miThis ZIP79.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees99This ZIP99
Annual payroll$4,274,000This ZIP$4,274,000

Land area

Land area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 05902

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

ZIP codes near 05902

ZIPCityDistance
05903 Canaan, VT 7.1 mi
05901 Averill, VT 9.4 mi
03576 Colebrook, NH 9.5 mi
03592 Pittsburg, NH 13.3 mi
05907 Norton, VT 17.0 mi
03597 West Stewartstown, NH 19.0 mi
03590 North Stratford, NH 20.4 mi
05846 Island Pond, VT 21.6 mi
03579 Errol, NH 22.2 mi
03589 Mount Washington, NH 22.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05902?

05902 is in Beecher Falls, Vermont, in Essex County. Its published point location is 45.0096, -71.4879.

What county is 05902 in?

05902 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 05902?

Beecher Falls uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 05902 in?

05902 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05902?

About 104 people live in ZIP code 05902, in 47 households, at 79.6 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 05902?

$45,625 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05902?

The closest are 05903 (7.1 mi), 05901 (9.4 mi), 03576 (9.5 mi), 03592 (13.3 mi) and 05907 (17 mi).

Is 05902 a PO Box ZIP code?

05902 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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