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Cambridge, MA 02140
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N Cambridge, MA 02140
North Cambridge, MA 02140
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Porter Square, MA 02140

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The 02140 ZIP Code is centered1 in Middlesex County at latitude 42.392 and longitude -71.131 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Middlesex County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 02140 was 17,003 with 8,084 housing units; a land area land area of 1.14 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 14,860.59 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

West Somerville, MA (< 0.1 mile)
North Cambridge, MA (< 0.1 mile)
East Arlington, MA (1.4 miles NW)
Mount Auburn, MA (1.4 miles SW)
Old Cambridge, MA (1.4 miles SE)
Somerville, MA (1.4 miles ESE)
Spring Hill, MA (1.4 miles ESE)
Medford Hillside, MA (1.4 miles NNE)
Winter Hill, MA (1.4 miles E)
Cambridge, MA (1.9 miles SE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Avon Hill, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Huron Village, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Larchwood, MA (1.4 miles SW)
Strawberry Hill, MA (1.4 miles SW)
Coolidge Hill, MA (1.4 miles SSW)
Malden Highlands, MA (3.6 miles NE)
North Village, MA (3.9 miles WSW)
Malden Centre, MA (4.1 miles NE)
Beacon Hill, MA (4.1 miles SE)
Sutherland Woods, MA (4.3 miles WNW)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.