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04073

ZIP 04073 is Sanford, Maine, in York County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Population
17,414
Coordinates
43.4119, -70.7373
☼ Live from 04073 — Sanford, ME

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Where 04073 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 04073
  • 🔢 Type 04073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 04073 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04072 (Saco, ME, 17 mi away) and 04074 (Scarborough, ME, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04073 becomes 37040 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clarksville, TN, 997 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00734, 03047, 03470, 03740, 04037, 04730, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34007 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,440 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,452 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04073 and you would come out at 43.41°S, 109.26°E — 869 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 37.7 square miles of land, 04073 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,414This ZIP17,414
Households7,508This ZIP7,508
Housing units8,012This ZIP8,012
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,917This ZIP$72,917Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$282,900This ZIP$282,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,151This ZIP$1,151Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density461.4 / sq miThis ZIP461.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments425This ZIP425
Employees5,433This ZIP5,433
Annual payroll$259,851,000This ZIP$259,851,000
Tax returns filed8,970This ZIP8,970
Total adjusted gross income$530,344,000This ZIP$530,344,000

Land area

Land area37.74 sq miThis ZIP37.74 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi

Other place names in 04073

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ZIP codes near 04073

ZIPCityDistance
03906 North Berwick, ME 4.6 mi
04083 Springvale, ME 5.3 mi
04002 Alfred, ME 6.5 mi
04090 Wells, ME 7.2 mi
04014 Cape Porpoise, ME 7.4 mi
04094 West Kennebunk, ME 8.2 mi
04043 Kennebunk, ME 8.5 mi
04027 Lebanon, ME 8.8 mi
03901 Berwick, ME 9.4 mi
04087 Waterboro, ME 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04073?

04073 is in Sanford, Maine, in York County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4119, -70.7373.

What county is 04073 in?

04073 lies in York County.

What area code is 04073?

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

What time zone is 04073 in?

04073 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04073?

About 17,414 people live in ZIP code 04073, in 7,508 households, at 461.4 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 04073?

$72,917 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04073?

The closest are 03906 (4.6 mi), 04083 (5.3 mi), 04002 (6.5 mi), 04090 (7.2 mi) and 04014 (7.4 mi).

Is 04073 a PO Box ZIP code?

04073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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