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04274

ZIP 04274 is Poland, Maine, in Androscoggin County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Androscoggin
Metro area
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Population
5,954
Coordinates
44.0481, -70.3936
☼ Live from 04274 — Poland, ME

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Where 04274 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04274
  • 🔢 Type 04274 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLZhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,274 = 2 × 2137. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04271 (Paris, ME, 16 mi away) and 04275 (Roxbury, ME, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04274 becomes 47240 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greensburg, IN, 843 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02447, 02474, 02744, 04427, 04472, 04742, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74402 in Muskogee, OK, 1,432 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% 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 04274 and you would come out at 44.05°S, 109.61°E — 902 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 42.2 square miles of land, 04274 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,954This ZIP5,954
Households2,485This ZIP2,485
Housing units2,995This ZIP2,995
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,557This ZIP$85,557Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$283,600This ZIP$283,600Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,198This ZIP$1,198Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density141.0 / sq miThis ZIP141.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees944This ZIP944
Annual payroll$60,836,000This ZIP$60,836,000
Tax returns filed2,790This ZIP2,790
Total adjusted gross income$206,086,000This ZIP$206,086,000

Land area

Land area42.23 sq miThis ZIP42.23 sq mi
Water area4.96 sq miThis ZIP4.96 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04274

ZIPCityDistance
04291 West Poland, ME 3.0 mi
04230 East Poland, ME 3.5 mi
04256 Mechanic Falls, ME 4.0 mi
04223 Danville, ME 5.6 mi
04258 Minot, ME 6.8 mi
04210 Auburn, ME 7.6 mi
04260 New Gloucester, ME 7.9 mi
04270 Oxford, ME 8.2 mi
04288 West Minot, ME 8.6 mi
04015 Casco, ME 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04274?

04274 is in Poland, Maine, in Androscoggin County, part of the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0481, -70.3936.

What county is 04274 in?

04274 lies in Androscoggin County.

What area code is 04274?

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

What time zone is 04274 in?

04274 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04274?

About 5,954 people live in ZIP code 04274, in 2,485 households, at 141.0 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 04274?

$85,557 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04274?

The closest are 04291 (3 mi), 04230 (3.5 mi), 04256 (4 mi), 04223 (5.6 mi) and 04258 (6.8 mi).

Is 04274 a PO Box ZIP code?

04274 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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