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04256

ZIP 04256 is Mechanic Falls, Maine, in Androscoggin County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Androscoggin
Metro area
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Population
3,134
Coordinates
44.1049, -70.4047
☼ Live from 04256 — Mechanic Falls, ME

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Where 04256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04256
  • 🔢 Type 04256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 19. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04255 (Greenwood, ME, 20 mi away) and 04257 (Mexico, ME, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04256 becomes 65240 — and that is a real ZIP code: Centralia, MO, 1,167 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04265, 04562, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64502 in Saint Joseph, MO, 1,286 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,470 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04256 and you would come out at 44.10°S, 109.60°E — 906 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 11.0 square miles of land, 04256 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,134This ZIP3,134
Households1,246This ZIP1,246
Housing units1,303This ZIP1,303
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$69,914This ZIP$69,914Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$270,900This ZIP$270,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,076This ZIP$1,076Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density285.0 / sq miThis ZIP285.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees631This ZIP631
Annual payroll$25,766,000This ZIP$25,766,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$89,636,000This ZIP$89,636,000

Land area

Land area11.00 sq miThis ZIP11.00 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 04256

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

ZIP codes near 04256

ZIPCityDistance
04274 Poland, ME 4.0 mi
04258 Minot, ME 4.1 mi
04230 East Poland, ME 4.8 mi
04288 West Minot, ME 5.0 mi
04291 West Poland, ME 5.0 mi
04238 Hebron, ME 6.0 mi
04270 Oxford, ME 6.2 mi
04210 Auburn, ME 7.8 mi
04223 Danville, ME 8.1 mi
04211 Auburn, ME 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04256?

04256 is in Mechanic Falls, Maine, in Androscoggin County, part of the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1049, -70.4047.

What county is 04256 in?

04256 lies in Androscoggin County.

What area code is 04256?

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

What time zone is 04256 in?

04256 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04256?

About 3,134 people live in ZIP code 04256, in 1,246 households, at 285.0 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 04256?

$69,914 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04256?

The closest are 04274 (4 mi), 04258 (4.1 mi), 04230 (4.8 mi), 04288 (5 mi) and 04291 (5 mi).

Is 04256 a PO Box ZIP code?

04256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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