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Cambridge, MA 02142
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Kendall Square, MA 02142

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The 02142 ZIP Code is centered1 in Middlesex County at latitude 42.367 and longitude -71.088 (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) 02142 was 2,258 with 999 housing units; a land area land area of 0.4 sq. miles; a water area of 0.24 sq. miles; and a population density of 5,695.69 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

East Cambridge, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Somerville, MA (1.4 miles NNW)
Old Cambridge, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
Cambridge, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
Cambridgeport, MA (1.4 miles SW)
East Somerville, MA (1.4 miles N)
Boston, MA (1.4 miles ESE)
Charlestown, MA (1.4 miles ENE)
Back Bay, MA (1.4 miles S)
Allston, MA (1.9 miles WSW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Beacon Hill, MA (1.4 miles ESE)
Bay Village, MA (1.4 miles SE)
Dock Square, MA (1.9 miles ESE)
Downtown Crossing, MA (1.9 miles ESE)
North End, MA (1.9 miles E)
Avon Hill, MA (2.4 miles NW)
Coolidge Hill, MA (2.7 miles W)
Admirals Hill, MA (2.7 miles NE)
Huron Village, MA (2.7 miles WNW)
Larchwood, MA (3.1 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.