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04002

ZIP 04002 is Alfred, Maine, in York County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Population
7,737
Coordinates
43.4891, -70.6619
☼ Live from 04002 — Alfred, ME

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Where 04002 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04002
  • 🔢 Type 04002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,002 = 2 × 3 × 23 × 29. Its digits add up to 6, a total 90 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111110100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04001 (Acton, ME, 14 mi away) and 04003 (Bailey Island, ME, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04002 becomes 20040 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 458 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02040, 04020, 20004, 20040, 40020). The farthest-flung twin is 40020 in Fairfield, KY, 860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,456 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04002 and you would come out at 43.49°S, 109.34°E — 873 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 66.3 square miles of land, 04002 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,737This ZIP7,737
Households3,076This ZIP3,076
Housing units3,668This ZIP3,668
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,537This ZIP$84,537Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$352,100This ZIP$352,100Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,045This ZIP$1,045Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density116.8 / sq miThis ZIP116.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees774This ZIP774
Annual payroll$35,628,000This ZIP$35,628,000
Tax returns filed4,170This ZIP4,170
Total adjusted gross income$301,911,000This ZIP$301,911,000

Land area

Land area66.25 sq miThis ZIP66.25 sq mi
Water area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi

Other place names in 04002

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ZIP codes near 04002

ZIPCityDistance
04073 Sanford, ME 6.5 mi
04087 Waterboro, ME 6.9 mi
04030 East Waterboro, ME 7.1 mi
04094 West Kennebunk, ME 7.3 mi
04083 Springvale, ME 7.8 mi
04043 Kennebunk, ME 7.9 mi
04007 Biddeford, ME 8.1 mi
04005 Biddeford, ME 8.8 mi
04014 Cape Porpoise, ME 9.0 mi
04076 Shapleigh, ME 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04002?

04002 is in Alfred, Maine, in York County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4891, -70.6619.

What county is 04002 in?

04002 lies in York County.

What area code is 04002?

Alfred uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 04002 in?

04002 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04002?

About 7,737 people live in ZIP code 04002, in 3,076 households, at 116.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 04002?

$84,537 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04002?

The closest are 04073 (6.5 mi), 04087 (6.9 mi), 04030 (7.1 mi), 04094 (7.3 mi) and 04083 (7.8 mi).

Is 04002 a PO Box ZIP code?

04002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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