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Where 04261 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.
- 🔢 Type 04261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 04261 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000010100101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04260 (New Gloucester, ME, 53 mi away) and 04262 (North Jay, ME, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04261 becomes 16240 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mayport, PA, 484 miles away.
- 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04612, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64012 in Belton, MO, 1,276 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
- 🎯1,444 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04261 and you would come out at 44.57°S, 109.04°E — 946 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 208.0 square miles of land, 04261 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 158 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 268This ZIP268 |
|---|---|
| Households | 148This ZIP148 |
| Housing units | 1,651This ZIP1,651 |
| Median age | 66.4This ZIP66.4Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $45,833This ZIP$45,833Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $1,000This ZIP$1,000Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.0%This ZIP29.0% |
| Mean commute | 24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min |
| Population density | 1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 27This ZIP27 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,011This ZIP1,011 |
| Annual payroll | $30,038,000This ZIP$30,038,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 300This ZIP300 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $25,713,000This ZIP$25,713,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 208.00 sq miThis ZIP208.00 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04261
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04216 | Andover, ME | 9.7 mi |
03570 | Berlin, NH | 12.2 mi |
04237 | Hanover, ME | 12.3 mi |
04286 | West Bethel, ME | 12.3 mi |
04226 | East Andover, ME | 13.2 mi |
04217 | Bethel, ME | 13.4 mi |
03588 | Milan, NH | 13.8 mi |
03581 | Gorham, NH | 15.0 mi |
04276 | Rumford, ME | 16.6 mi |
04275 | Roxbury, ME | 18.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04261?
04261 is in Newry, Maine, in Oxford County. Its published point location is 44.5656, -70.9627.
What county is 04261 in?
04261 lies in Oxford County.
What area code is 04261?
Newry uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04261 in?
04261 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04261?
About 268 people live in ZIP code 04261, in 148 households, at 1.3 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 04261?
$45,833 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04261?
The closest are 04216 (9.7 mi), 03570 (12.2 mi), 04237 (12.3 mi), 04286 (12.3 mi) and 04226 (13.2 mi).
Is 04261 a PO Box ZIP code?
04261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “04261 ZIP Code — Newry, Maine (Oxford County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/04261
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