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04042

ZIP 04042 is Hollis Center, Maine, in York County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Population
4,872
Coordinates
43.6310, -70.6144
☼ Live from 04042 — Hollis Center, ME

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Where 04042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04042
  • 🔢 Type 04042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,042 = 2 × 43 × 47. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04041 (Hiram, ME, 19 mi away) and 04043 (Kennebunk, ME, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04042 becomes 24040 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 658 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02044, 04024, 04240, 04402, 04420, 20044, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42040 in Farmington, KY, 1,059 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,459 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04042 and you would come out at 43.63°S, 109.39°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 32.0 square miles of land, 04042 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,872This ZIP4,872
Households1,789This ZIP1,789
Housing units1,944This ZIP1,944
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,950This ZIP$95,950Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$338,900This ZIP$338,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,372This ZIP$1,372Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density152.1 / sq miThis ZIP152.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees840This ZIP840
Annual payroll$51,462,000This ZIP$51,462,000
Tax returns filed2,620This ZIP2,620
Total adjusted gross income$187,885,000This ZIP$187,885,000

Land area

Land area32.04 sq miThis ZIP32.04 sq mi
Water area0.95 sq miThis ZIP0.95 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04042

ZIPCityDistance
04004 Bar Mills, ME 3.5 mi
04093 Buxton, ME 3.8 mi
04030 East Waterboro, ME 5.0 mi
04061 North Waterboro, ME 6.5 mi
04087 Waterboro, ME 7.8 mi
04038 Gorham, ME 9.0 mi
04049 Limington, ME 9.0 mi
04048 Limerick, ME 9.3 mi
04072 Saco, ME 9.3 mi
04084 Standish, ME 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04042?

04042 is in Hollis Center, Maine, in York County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6310, -70.6144.

What county is 04042 in?

04042 lies in York County.

What area code is 04042?

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

What time zone is 04042 in?

04042 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04042?

About 4,872 people live in ZIP code 04042, in 1,789 households, at 152.1 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 04042?

$95,950 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04042?

The closest are 04004 (3.5 mi), 04093 (3.8 mi), 04030 (5 mi), 04061 (6.5 mi) and 04087 (7.8 mi).

Is 04042 a PO Box ZIP code?

04042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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