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04079

ZIP 04079 is Harpswell, Maine, in Cumberland County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cumberland
Population
4,026
Coordinates
43.7908, -69.9810
☼ Live from 04079 — Harpswell, ME

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Where 04079 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 04079
  • 🔢 Type 04079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 04079 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04078 (South Freeport, ME, 7 mi away) and 04082 (South Windham, ME, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04079 becomes 97040 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mosier, OR, 2,484 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00794, 04097, 04970, 07094, 07940, 09047, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09740 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,290 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,490 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04079 and you would come out at 43.79°S, 110.02°E — 877 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 21.3 square miles of land, 04079 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,026This ZIP4,026
Households2,135This ZIP2,135
Housing units3,258This ZIP3,258
Median age63.1This ZIP63.1Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$91,969This ZIP$91,969Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$612,400This ZIP$612,400Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,317This ZIP$1,317Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%This ZIP55.4%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density189.4 / sq miThis ZIP189.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments120This ZIP120
Employees300This ZIP300
Annual payroll$14,583,000This ZIP$14,583,000
Tax returns filed2,220This ZIP2,220
Total adjusted gross income$259,946,000This ZIP$259,946,000

Land area

Land area21.26 sq miThis ZIP21.26 sq mi
Water area37.25 sq miThis ZIP37.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04079

ZIPCityDistance
04066 Orrs Island, ME 1.9 mi
04003 Bailey Island, ME 4.0 mi
04013 Bustins Island, ME 4.5 mi
04565 Sebasco Estates, ME 6.0 mi
04017 Chebeague Island, ME 6.3 mi
04032 Freeport, ME 6.6 mi
04078 South Freeport, ME 7.3 mi
04011 Brunswick, ME 7.3 mi
04033 Freeport, ME 7.6 mi
04034 Freeport, ME 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04079?

04079 is in Harpswell, Maine, in Cumberland County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7908, -69.9810.

What county is 04079 in?

04079 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 04079?

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

What time zone is 04079 in?

04079 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04079?

About 4,026 people live in ZIP code 04079, in 2,135 households, at 189.4 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 04079?

$91,969 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04079?

The closest are 04066 (1.9 mi), 04003 (4 mi), 04013 (4.5 mi), 04565 (6 mi) and 04017 (6.3 mi).

Is 04079 a PO Box ZIP code?

04079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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