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04038

ZIP 04038 is Gorham, Maine, in Cumberland County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cumberland
Population
18,300
Coordinates
43.7014, -70.4630
☼ Live from 04038 — Gorham, ME

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Where 04038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04038
  • 🔢 Type 04038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,038 = 2 × 3 × 673. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04037 (Fryeburg, ME, 37 mi away) and 04039 (Gray, ME, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04038 becomes 83040, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03048, 03084, 03804, 03840, 04083, 08034, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34008 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,442 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,466 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04038 and you would come out at 43.70°S, 109.54°E — 881 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 50.6 square miles of land, 04038 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,300This ZIP18,300
Households6,636This ZIP6,636
Housing units6,834This ZIP6,834
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$112,312This ZIP$112,312Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$460,900This ZIP$460,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,680This ZIP$1,680Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.3%This ZIP44.3%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density361.7 / sq miThis ZIP361.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments474This ZIP474
Employees5,100This ZIP5,100
Annual payroll$275,240,000This ZIP$275,240,000
Tax returns filed9,080This ZIP9,080
Total adjusted gross income$867,776,000This ZIP$867,776,000

Land area

Land area50.59 sq miThis ZIP50.59 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 04038

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

ZIP codes near 04038

ZIPCityDistance
04082 South Windham, ME 3.1 mi
04098 Westbrook, ME 4.9 mi
04092 Westbrook, ME 5.5 mi
04093 Buxton, ME 5.9 mi
04084 Standish, ME 6.7 mi
04062 Windham, ME 7.1 mi
04004 Bar Mills, ME 7.5 mi
04103 Portland, ME 8.7 mi
04102 Portland, ME 8.9 mi
04042 Hollis Center, ME 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04038?

04038 is in Gorham, Maine, in Cumberland County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7014, -70.4630.

What county is 04038 in?

04038 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 04038?

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

What time zone is 04038 in?

04038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04038?

About 18,300 people live in ZIP code 04038, in 6,636 households, at 361.7 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 04038?

$112,312 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04038?

The closest are 04082 (3.1 mi), 04098 (4.9 mi), 04092 (5.5 mi), 04093 (5.9 mi) and 04084 (6.7 mi).

Is 04038 a PO Box ZIP code?

04038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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