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Where 04270 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 04270 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLZhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,270 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 61. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000010101110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04268 (Norway, ME, 9 mi away) and 04271 (Paris, ME, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04270 becomes 07240, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00742, 02047, 02740, 04027, 04072, 07024, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00742 in Roosevelt Roads, PR, 1,811 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,464 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04270 and you would come out at 44.12°S, 109.47°E — 909 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
- 📏 At 78.6 square miles of land, 04270 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 6,284This ZIP6,284 |
|---|---|
| Households | 2,345This ZIP2,345 |
| Housing units | 3,269This ZIP3,269 |
| Median age | 44.8This ZIP44.8Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $74,241This ZIP$74,241Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $216,400This ZIP$216,400Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,031This ZIP$1,031Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.5%This ZIP21.5% |
| Mean commute | 28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min |
| Population density | 79.9 / sq miThis ZIP79.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 142This ZIP142 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,813This ZIP1,813 |
| Annual payroll | $74,079,000This ZIP$74,079,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 3,140This ZIP3,140 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $191,060,000This ZIP$191,060,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 78.64 sq miThis ZIP78.64 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 7.47 sq miThis ZIP7.47 sq mi |
Other place names in 04270
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 04270
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04256 | Mechanic Falls, ME | 6.2 mi |
04291 | West Poland, ME | 6.4 mi |
04274 | Poland, ME | 8.2 mi |
04268 | Norway, ME | 8.5 mi |
04238 | Hebron, ME | 8.7 mi |
04057 | North Bridgton, ME | 8.8 mi |
04288 | West Minot, ME | 8.8 mi |
04281 | South Paris, ME | 9.2 mi |
04258 | Minot, ME | 9.6 mi |
04271 | Paris, ME | 10.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04270?
04270 is in Oxford, Maine, in Oxford County. Its published point location is 44.1173, -70.5275.
What county is 04270 in?
04270 lies in Oxford County.
What area code is 04270?
Oxford uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04270 in?
04270 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04270?
About 6,284 people live in ZIP code 04270, in 2,345 households, at 79.9 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 04270?
$74,241 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04270?
The closest are 04256 (6.2 mi), 04291 (6.4 mi), 04274 (8.2 mi), 04268 (8.5 mi) and 04238 (8.7 mi).
Is 04270 a PO Box ZIP code?
04270 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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