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Cambridge, MA 02238
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Harvard Sq, MA 02238
Harvard Square, MA 02238

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The 02238 ZIP Code is centered1 in Middlesex County at latitude 42.374 and longitude -71.117 (Panoramio Photos). It is a PO Box type ZIP Code. Middlesex County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Old Cambridge, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Cambridge, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Cambridgeport, MA (1.4 miles SSE)
West Somerville, MA (1.4 miles N)
Somerville, MA (1.4 miles NE)
Spring Hill, MA (1.4 miles NNE)
Mount Auburn, MA (1.4 miles W)
North Cambridge, MA (1.4 miles NNW)
Allston, MA (1.4 miles SSW)
North Brighton, MA (1.4 miles SW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Avon Hill, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Coolidge Hill, MA (1.4 miles W)
Huron Village, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
Larchwood, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
Strawberry Hill, MA (1.9 miles WNW)
Beacon Hill, MA (2.7 miles ESE)
Bay Village, MA (3.1 miles SE)
Dock Square, MA (3.4 miles ESE)
Downtown Crossing, MA (3.4 miles ESE)
North End, MA (3.4 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.