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04049

ZIP 04049 is Limington, Maine, in York County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Population
4,017
Coordinates
43.7458, -70.6998
☼ Live from 04049 — Limington, ME

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Where 04049 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 04049
  • 🔢 Type 04049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 04049 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04048 (Limerick, ME, 6 mi away) and 04050 (Long Island, ME, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04049 becomes 94040 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mountain View, CA, 2,689 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04094, 04490, 04940, 09044, 40049, 40409, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09044 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,712 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,454 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04049 and you would come out at 43.75°S, 109.30°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 42.0 square miles of land, 04049 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,017This ZIP4,017
Households1,598This ZIP1,598
Housing units1,742This ZIP1,742
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,675This ZIP$84,675Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$295,600This ZIP$295,600Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,185This ZIP$1,185Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density95.6 / sq miThis ZIP95.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments57This ZIP57
Employees171This ZIP171
Annual payroll$7,276,000This ZIP$7,276,000
Tax returns filed2,010This ZIP2,010
Total adjusted gross income$129,926,000This ZIP$129,926,000

Land area

Land area42.04 sq miThis ZIP42.04 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq miThis ZIP1.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04049

ZIPCityDistance
04085 Steep Falls, ME 4.3 mi
04020 Cornish, ME 5.6 mi
04048 Limerick, ME 5.7 mi
04024 East Baldwin, ME 6.3 mi
04084 Standish, ME 6.7 mi
04091 West Baldwin, ME 6.8 mi
04028 East Parsonsfield, ME 7.2 mi
04061 North Waterboro, ME 8.0 mi
04042 Hollis Center, ME 9.0 mi
04041 Hiram, ME 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04049?

04049 is in Limington, Maine, in York County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7458, -70.6998.

What county is 04049 in?

04049 lies in York County.

What area code is 04049?

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

What time zone is 04049 in?

04049 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04049?

About 4,017 people live in ZIP code 04049, in 1,598 households, at 95.6 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 04049?

$84,675 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04049?

The closest are 04085 (4.3 mi), 04020 (5.6 mi), 04048 (5.7 mi), 04024 (6.3 mi) and 04084 (6.7 mi).

Is 04049 a PO Box ZIP code?

04049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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