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04008

ZIP 04008 is Bowdoinham, Maine, in Sagadahoc County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sagadahoc
Population
3,142
Coordinates
44.0442, -69.8638
☼ Live from 04008 — Bowdoinham, ME

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Where 04008 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04008
  • 🔢 Type 04008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 167. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04007 (Biddeford, ME, 52 mi away) and 04009 (Bridgton, ME, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04008 becomes 80040 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aurora, CO, 1,809 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00804, 00840, 08004, 40008, 80004, 80040). The farthest-flung twin is 00840 in Frederiksted, VI, 1,842 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,496 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04008 and you would come out at 44.04°S, 110.14°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 36.7 square miles of land, 04008 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,142This ZIP3,142
Households1,285This ZIP1,285
Housing units1,370This ZIP1,370
Median age51.9This ZIP51.9Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$108,479This ZIP$108,479Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$405,500This ZIP$405,500Maine$296,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density85.5 / sq miThis ZIP85.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees167This ZIP167
Annual payroll$8,435,000This ZIP$8,435,000
Tax returns filed1,630This ZIP1,630
Total adjusted gross income$124,343,000This ZIP$124,343,000

Land area

Land area36.73 sq miThis ZIP36.73 sq mi
Water area6.21 sq miThis ZIP6.21 sq mi

Other place names in 04008

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 04008

ZIPCityDistance
04357 Richmond, ME 5.3 mi
04287 Bowdoin, ME 5.7 mi
04342 Dresden, ME 6.9 mi
04086 Topsham, ME 7.1 mi
04579 Woolwich, ME 7.5 mi
04350 Litchfield, ME 9.5 mi
04578 Wiscasset, ME 9.5 mi
04252 Lisbon Falls, ME 9.7 mi
04359 South Gardiner, ME 10.6 mi
04530 Bath, ME 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04008?

04008 is in Bowdoinham, Maine, in Sagadahoc County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0442, -69.8638.

What county is 04008 in?

04008 lies in Sagadahoc County.

What area code is 04008?

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

What time zone is 04008 in?

04008 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04008?

About 3,142 people live in ZIP code 04008, in 1,285 households, at 85.5 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 04008?

$108,479 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04008?

The closest are 04357 (5.3 mi), 04287 (5.7 mi), 04342 (6.9 mi), 04086 (7.1 mi) and 04579 (7.5 mi).

Is 04008 a PO Box ZIP code?

04008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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