| City: | Braintree, Massachusetts |
| County: | Norfolk County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:29:35 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 339 / 617 / 781 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.2101, -70.9902 |
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ZIP code 02185 is a PO Box-only designation within Braintree, Massachusetts. It doesn't cover any residential territory of its own. Instead, it's a point location enclosed entirely within the larger 02184 ZIP code. The 222 PO Boxes here serve local businesses and residents who prefer a separate mailing address from their physical location.
This branch post office sits in the South Braintree neighborhood, part of the greater Boston metropolitan area. All 66 ZIP+4 street records point to a single address on Pearl Street, where units receive mail. The facility handles 218 business accounts alongside residential PO Box customers. With 9 local establishments employing 95 people, it's a commercial hub rather than a residential one.
Residents and businesses in this area have choices. Street delivery is available through the neighboring 02184 ZIP code, so a PO Box here isn't mandatory. Many local businesses choose 02185 for a distinct mailing identity separate from their street address. The branch post office format (facility code B) means it operates under the main Braintree post office.
All records point to Pearl Street, the post office location.
ZIP Code 02185 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 98 people with an annual payroll of $6,858,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,462Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,515,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,858,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 98Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 02185 is located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14460) and Massachusetts's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,917,661 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 02185, and is subdivided into the Boston, MA division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 14460Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Boston, MA (CBSA Div 14454)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 4,917,661Source: Census |
| MSA: | Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 326.37 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Boston, MA-NH PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 02185 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.