ZIP Code 02542

02542 is one of Massachusetts's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Buzzards Bay, Barnstable County.

City: Buzzards Bay
County: Barnstable County
State: Massachusetts
Prefix: 025xx

Where this code sits

02542 is part of the 025xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Buzzards Bay is served by 2 ZIP codes in total.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 02542 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 02542

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 02542.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 02644	2.9 mi	Forestdale, MA
ZIP code 02556	3.7 mi	North Falmouth, MA
ZIP code 02534	3.8 mi	Cataumet, MA
ZIP code 02559	3.8 mi	Pocasset, MA
ZIP code 02536	4.0 mi	East Falmouth, MA
ZIP code 02649	4.3 mi	Mashpee, MA
ZIP code 02553	5.5 mi	Monument Beach, MA
ZIP code 02574	5.5 mi	West Falmouth, MA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 02542, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 02542. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.