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Belmont, MA 02478

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The 02478 ZIP Code is centered1 in Middlesex County at latitude 42.394 and longitude -71.18 (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) 02478 was 24,158 with 9,962 housing units; a land area land area of 4.66 sq. miles; a water area of 0.05 sq. miles; and a population density of 5,183.21 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Waverley, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Belmont, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Payson Park, MA (1.4 miles SE)
Watertown, MA (1.4 miles S)
Bemis, MA (1.9 miles SW)
East Watertown, MA (1.9 miles SSE)
Mount Auburn, MA (1.9 miles SE)
Eastview Park, MA (1.9 miles WNW)
Arlington, MA (1.9 miles NE)
Arlington Heights, MA (1.9 miles N)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Cedar Hill Camp, MA (1.9 miles W)
Larchwood, MA (1.9 miles ESE)
Strawberry Hill, MA (1.9 miles SE)
Huron Village, MA (2.4 miles ESE)
Coolidge Hill, MA (2.4 miles SE)
North Village, MA (2.4 miles SSW)
Sutherland Woods, MA (2.4 miles NW)
Avon Hill, MA (3.1 miles E)
Fuller Heights, MA (3.9 miles NNW)
Shaker Glen, MA (4.3 miles NNW)

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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.
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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.