ZIP Code Distance Calculator
How far apart two places are, the drive, the time difference, and the two compared side by side.
How far apart two places are, the drive, the time difference, and the two compared side by side.
In a straight line between the centers of the two ZIP Codes: 189 miles (304 km).
| Step | Instruction | Distance |
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Census Bureau figures for each ZIP Code (American Community Survey, 2020–2024). Each comes with a margin of error, so a difference is named only when it is bigger than the two margins together.
| Measure | A New York | B Boston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| City | New York, NY | Boston, MA | |
| County | New York County | Suffolk County | |
| Time zone | Eastern | Eastern | |
| Metro area | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA | Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA | |
| ZIP Code type | Standard | Standard | |
| Area codes | 212, 332, 347 | 339, 508, 617 | |
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi | 0.3 sq mi | |
| Addresses that get mail | 23,671 | 3,873 | |
| People | 29,230 ±1,737 | 3,794 ±601 | Larger in New York |
| Median age | 39.4 ±1.7 | 36.9 ±5.5 | No clear difference |
| Median household income | $176,395 ±$12,595 | $212,928 ±$81,934 | No clear difference |
| Per capita income | $175,458 ±$16,726 | $144,957 ±$29,701 | No clear difference |
| Poverty rate | 6.8% ±1.4 | 15.5% ±6.8 | Higher in Boston |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0% ±2.0 | 6.8% ±5.4 | Too uncertain to compare |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 85.5% ±2.5 | 78.6% ±8.7 | No clear difference |
| Homes lived in by owners | 30.4% ±3.5 | 50.6% ±10.6 | Higher in Boston |
| Median home value | $1,284,100 ±$162,695 | $1,667,600 ±$521,818 | No clear difference |
| Median rent | $3,123 ±$218 | $2,597 ±$306 | Higher in New York |
| Average commute | 25.7 min ±1.3 | 22.6 min ±4.3 | No clear difference |
| People per household | 1.67 ±0.06 | 1.58 ±0.16 | No clear difference |
| Vacant homes | 20.4% ±3.3 | 23.2% ±8.4 | No clear difference |
| Households with broadband | 96.1% ±1.4 | 96.9% ±3.7 | No clear difference |
Dark bars: New York. Light bars: Boston. The thin lines are the margins of error: where they overlap, the two places may not really differ.
Largest age group in both: 20-34 (34% in New York, 27% in Boston). The 20-34 group spans 15 years, so it looks bigger.
| Ages | New York | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5% ±1 | 1% ±2 |
| 10-19 | 4% ±1 | 18% ±7 |
| 20-34 | 34% ±3 | 27% ±9 |
| 35-44 | 14% ±3 | 11% ±6 |
| 45-54 | 14% ±2 | 8% ±4 |
| 55-64 | 11% ±2 | 15% ±6 |
| 65-74 | 10% ±2 | 14% ±6 |
| 75+ | 8% ±2 | 6% ±5 |
30% of occupied homes are owned in New York, 51% in Boston.
| Owners and renters | New York | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 30% ±4 | 51% ±11 |
| Rented | 70% ±4 | 49% ±11 |
Most common: 20+ units in New York (66%), 5-19 units in Boston (38%).
| Kinds of homes | New York | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 1% ±0 | 1% ±1 |
| Townhouse | 2% ±1 | 15% ±7 |
| 2-4 units | 6% ±2 | 11% ±6 |
| 5-19 units | 26% ±3 | 38% ±10 |
| 20+ units | 66% ±4 | 35% ±7 |
| Mobile home | 0% ±0 | 0% ±2 |
| Boat, RV, van | 0% ±0 | 0% ±2 |
Most common: Public transit in New York (39%), Walked in Boston (38%).
| Getting to work | New York | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Drove alone | 3% ±1 | 20% ±10 |
| Carpooled | <1% ±0 | 0% ±2 |
| Public transit | 39% ±4 | 8% ±5 |
| Walked | 18% ±3 | 38% ±10 |
| Other | 10% ±2 | 5% ±6 |
| Worked from home | 31% ±4 | 29% ±11 |
± is the Census Bureau's 90% margin of error. "Too uncertain" means one figure's margin is more than half of the figure itself. Census figures are for each ZIP Code's matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area; capped medians read "or more".
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Developer tools: Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, CodexThe distance, the direction and both time zones above came from one call to the ZIP Codes API /v2/distance endpoint. Each place's facts and Census figures came from one /v2/zip call each, and the API has the same figures for any year from 2011 to 2024.
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curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" "https://api.zip-codes.com/v2/distance?from=10014%2D1633&to=02108"
The real /v2/distance response for this pair. Coordinates are rounded to 3 decimals here; the API returns full precision.
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"success": true,
"request": {
"from": "10014-1633",
"to": "02108"
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"results": [
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"success": true,
"input": {
"from": "10014-1633",
"to": "02108"
},
"from": {
"country": "US",
"code": "10014-1633",
"code_type": "ZIP4",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"county": "New York",
"location": {
"lat": 40.739,
"lon": -74.006
},
"timezone": {
"source": "timezone-boundary-builder",
"product": "Time zone boundaries (with oceans)",
"attribution": "Time zone boundaries \u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL); time zone rules: IANA tz database",
"iana_name": "America/New_York",
"name": "Eastern",
"abbreviation": "EST",
"abbreviation_dst": "EDT",
"utc_offset": -5,
"utc_offset_dst": -4,
"observes_dst": true
},
"input_type": "code"
},
"to": {
"country": "US",
"code": "02108",
"code_type": "ZIP",
"city": "Boston",
"state": "MA",
"county": "Suffolk",
"location": {
"lat": 42.358,
"lon": -71.064
},
"timezone": {
"source": "timezone-boundary-builder",
"product": "Time zone boundaries (with oceans)",
"attribution": "Time zone boundaries \u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL); time zone rules: IANA tz database",
"iana_name": "America/New_York",
"name": "Eastern",
"abbreviation": "EST",
"abbreviation_dst": "EDT",
"utc_offset": -5,
"utc_offset_dst": -4,
"observes_dst": true
},
"input_type": "code"
},
"distance": {
"miles": 188.81,
"km": 303.85
},
"bearing": 52.7
}
],
"meta": {
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