ZIP Code 02298 in Boston, MA

Data Last Updated: February 1, 2026
City:Boston, Massachusetts
County:Suffolk County
Timezone:Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Local Time:7:51:41 PM
Population:No Population Data
Area Codes:617 / 774 / 781 / 857 / 978
Classification:PO Box
Coordinates:42.3400, -71.0500
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02298 - Boston, MA

ZIP Code 02298, Boston

Small Town Unique ZIP No Census Data
LocationSuffolk County, MA
Area0 sq mi Single Point
PO Boxes0 No PO Boxes
ZIP CreatedDec 2005
Enclosed InZIP Code 02111
Key Facts
  • This is a PO Box-only ZIP code with no street delivery routes or residential addresses
  • The facility serves 181 businesses in downtown Boston that use dedicated box addresses
  • ZIP 02298 operates within the geographic area of ZIP code 02111
  • The post office maintains 13 different ZIP+4 ranges for organizing box assignments
  • This location sits in Boston's Downtown neighborhood in Suffolk County

Overview

ZIP code 02298 is a PO Box facility serving downtown Boston. It operates within the footprint of ZIP 02111 and handles mail exclusively through numbered boxes. The facility doesn't serve residential addresses or include street delivery routes.

Postal Services

The post office maintains 13 distinct ZIP+4 box ranges. The setup serves 181 business customers who need dedicated mailing addresses separate from their physical locations. This arrangement is common in dense urban cores where companies prefer centralized mail pickup over building delivery.

Street Name Patterns

No street delivery exists in this PO Box-only facility.

Nearby Areas

Downtown South Boston D Street - West Broadway Seaport District Financial District

Business & Employment Statistics


ZIP Code 02298 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.

# Residential Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
# Business Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
Total Delivery Receptacles:201Source: USPS
Single Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
Multi Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
# of Businesses:0Source: CBP
1st Quarter Payroll:$0Source: CBP
Annual Payroll:$0Source: CBP
# of Employees:0Source: CBP

Geography, Land Area, & Statistical Classifications


ZIP Code 02298 is located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14460) and Massachusetts's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,552,402 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 02298, 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:4,552,402Source: Census
MSA:Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSASource: Census
Land Area:--Source: Census
Water Area:--Source: Census
Congressional District:07Source: USPS
Congressional Land Area:62.67 sq miSource: Census
PMSA:Boston, MA-NH PMSASource: Census
Intro Date:2005-12Source: ZIP-Codes.com
Place FIPS Code:2507000Source: Census
Place Name:Boston city; MassachusettsSource: Census

Adjacent & Nearby ZIP Codes


02301 | | 02297

Schools in ZIP Code 02298


We could not locate which school district 02298 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.

Condon K-8 School 200 D Street
South Boston, MA 02127
District: Boston School DistrictNearby
Boston Collaborative High School 215 Dorchester St
South Boston, MA 02127
District: Boston School DistrictNearby
Up Academy Charter School Of Boston 215 Dorchester Street
South Boston, MA 02127
District: UnknownNearby
Excel High School 95 G. Street
South Boston, MA 02127
District: Boston School DistrictNearby
Perkins Elementary School 50 Burke Street
South Boston, MA 02127
District: Boston School DistrictNearby
St Peter Academy 371 W 4th St
South Boston, MA 02127
District: Private SchoolNearby
Cathedral High School 74 Union Park St
Boston, MA 02118
District: Private SchoolNearby
St John Paul Ii Catholic Academy Columbia Camp 790 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125
District: Private SchoolNearby

Colleges & Post Secondary Schools near ZIP Code 02298


Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute Of Technology 41 Berkeley St
Boston, MA 02116
Type: Post Secondary
New England Law-Boston 154 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116
Type: Post Secondary
Urban College Of Boston 2 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Type: Post Secondary
Emerson College 120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624
Type: Post Secondary
Empire Beauty School-Boston 30 West Street
Boston, MA 02111
Type: Post Secondary
Bay State College 31 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Type: Post Secondary

Sources & References


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 February 1, 2026.

  1. U.S. Postal Service [Last Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.usps.com
  2. ZIP-Codes.com Proprietary Data Enhancements [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.zip-codes.com
  3. U.S. Census [Updated: Varies], https://www.census.gov
    • U.S. Census Office of Management and Budget [Updated: As Released]
    • U.S. Census 2020 Demographic & Housing Characteristics (DHC) [Decennial] [Updated: 5/25/2023]
    • U.S. Census 2011-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ACS) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census Business Patterns (CBD) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [Updated: As Released]
  4. U.S. Geological Survey [Updated: Varies], https://www.usgs.gov
  5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Updated: Annually, As Released], https://www.cms.gov
  6. National Center for Education Statistics [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://nces.ed.gov