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Lexington, MA 02420

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The 02420 ZIP Code is centered1 in Middlesex County at latitude 42.456 and longitude -71.215 (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) 02420 was 14,217 with 5,211 housing units; a land area land area of 6.85 sq. miles; a water area of 0.02 sq. miles; and a population density of 2,076.49 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Lexington, MA (< 0.1 mile)
North Lexington, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
Munroe Station, MA (1.4 miles S)
Woods Corner, MA (1.4 miles N)
Follen Heights, MA (1.4 miles S)
Countryside, MA (1.4 miles SE)
East Lexington, MA (1.9 miles SSE)
Shakerhill, MA (1.9 miles E)
Cummingsville, MA (2.7 miles NE)
Kingston, MA (3.1 miles SSW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Shaker Glen, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Fuller Heights, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Idylwide, MA (2.4 miles SW)
Sutherland Woods, MA (2.4 miles SSE)
Cedar Hill Camp, MA (4.5 miles S)
Fox Hill, MA (5.1 miles NNE)
Strawberry Hill, MA (6.1 miles SSE)
Haywardville, MA (6.3 miles E)
North Village, MA (6.3 miles S)
Huron Village, MA (6.4 miles SE)

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  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.