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Boston, MA 02163
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Cambridge, MA 02163
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Soldiers Field, MA 02163

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The 02163 ZIP Code is centered1 in Suffolk County at latitude 42.369 and longitude -71.124 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Suffolk County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 02163 was 1,191 with 426 housing units; a land area land area of 0.13 sq. miles; a water area of 0.02 sq. miles; and a population density of 9,096.46 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Old Cambridge, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Allston, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Coolidge Corner, MA (1.4 miles S)
Cambridge, MA (1.4 miles ENE)
Cambridgeport, MA (1.4 miles SE)
Spring Hill, MA (1.4 miles NNE)
Mount Auburn, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
North Brighton, MA (1.4 miles SW)
North Cambridge, MA (1.9 miles N)
East Watertown, MA (1.9 miles W)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Coolidge Hill, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Avon Hill, MA (1.4 miles N)
Huron Village, MA (1.4 miles NW)
Larchwood, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
Strawberry Hill, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
Beacon Hill, MA (3.1 miles ESE)
Bay Village, MA (3.1 miles ESE)
Dock Square, MA (3.6 miles ESE)
Downtown Crossing, MA (3.6 miles ESE)
North End, MA (3.6 miles E)

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.