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ZIP code 02196 — Boston

ZIP code 02196 serves Boston, Massachusetts.

Postal code: 02196
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City: Boston
County: Suffolk
State: Massachusetts
Country: United States
Coordinates: 42.3584, -71.0598 — precision precise (locality)
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USDA hardiness zone: 7a (0 to 5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone: America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area codes: 617, 857
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

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Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 82°F), coldest Jan (avg low 23°F).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high °F	37	39	46	56	67	76	82	80	73	62	52	42
Avg low °F	23	25	31	41	50	60	66	65	58	48	38	29
Precip in	3.4	3.2	4.2	3.6	3.3	3.9	3.3	3.2	3.6	4.0	3.7	4.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BOSTON LOGAN INTL AP (2.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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