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Quincy, MA 02170
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Wollaston, MA 02170

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The 02170 ZIP Code is centered1 in Norfolk County at latitude 42.269 and longitude -71.02 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Norfolk County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 02170 was 19,373 with 8,108 housing units; a land area land area of 1.92 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 10,096.65 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Wollaston, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Montclair, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Norfolk Downs, MA (< 0.1 mile)
North Quincy, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Atlantic, MA (< 0.1 mile)
 East Milton, MA (1.4 miles WSW)
North Commons, MA (1.4 miles S)
West Quincy, MA (1.4 miles SSW)
Merrymount, MA (1.4 miles ESE)
Quincy, MA (1.4 miles SE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

New Squantum, MA (1.9 miles N)
Mattapan, MA (3.4 miles W)
Forest Hills, MA (5.1 miles WNW)
Clarendon Hills, MA (5.3 miles W)
Dock Square, MA (6.1 miles NNW)
Bay Village, MA (6.3 miles NNW)
Downtown Crossing, MA (6.3 miles NNW)
Beacon Hill, MA (6.7 miles NNW)
North End, MA (6.8 miles NNW)
Admirals Hill, MA (8.5 miles N)

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.