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04048

ZIP 04048 is Limerick, Maine, in York County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Population
3,400
Coordinates
43.6885, -70.7819
☼ Live from 04048 — Limerick, ME

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Where 04048 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04048
  • 🔢 Type 04048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 23. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04047 (Parsonsfield, ME, 6 mi away) and 04049 (Limington, ME, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04048 becomes 84040 — and that is a real ZIP code: Layton, UT, 2,084 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04084, 04408, 08404, 40048, 40840, 44080, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84004 in Alpine, UT, 2,090 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,450 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04048 and you would come out at 43.69°S, 109.22°E — 888 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 27.1 square miles of land, 04048 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,400This ZIP3,400
Households1,269This ZIP1,269
Housing units1,597This ZIP1,597
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$101,172This ZIP$101,172Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$269,400This ZIP$269,400Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,758This ZIP$1,758Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute37.6 minThis ZIP37.6 min
Population density125.2 / sq miThis ZIP125.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees346This ZIP346
Annual payroll$15,043,000This ZIP$15,043,000
Tax returns filed1,720This ZIP1,720
Total adjusted gross income$114,378,000This ZIP$114,378,000

Land area

Land area27.15 sq miThis ZIP27.15 sq mi
Water area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi

Other place names in 04048

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

ZIP codes near 04048

ZIPCityDistance
04061 North Waterboro, ME 4.2 mi
04056 Newfield, ME 4.3 mi
04028 East Parsonsfield, ME 4.4 mi
04020 Cornish, ME 5.6 mi
04049 Limington, ME 5.7 mi
04047 Parsonsfield, ME 6.4 mi
04095 West Newfield, ME 7.8 mi
04030 East Waterboro, ME 8.1 mi
04087 Waterboro, ME 8.5 mi
04042 Hollis Center, ME 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04048?

04048 is in Limerick, Maine, in York County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6885, -70.7819.

What county is 04048 in?

04048 lies in York County.

What area code is 04048?

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

What time zone is 04048 in?

04048 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04048?

About 3,400 people live in ZIP code 04048, in 1,269 households, at 125.2 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 04048?

$101,172 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04048?

The closest are 04061 (4.2 mi), 04056 (4.3 mi), 04028 (4.4 mi), 04020 (5.6 mi) and 04049 (5.7 mi).

Is 04048 a PO Box ZIP code?

04048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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