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04280

ZIP 04280 is Sabattus, Maine, in Androscoggin County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Androscoggin
Metro area
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Population
7,040
Coordinates
44.1168, -70.0626
☼ Live from 04280 — Sabattus, ME

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Where 04280 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 04280
  • 🔢 Type 04280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 107. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04276 (Rumford, ME, 41 mi away) and 04281 (South Paris, ME, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04280 becomes 08240 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pomona, NJ, 394 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00824, 02048, 02804, 02840, 04028, 04082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84020 in Draper, UT, 2,128 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,487 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04280 and you would come out at 44.12°S, 109.94°E — 900 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 41.7 square miles of land, 04280 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,040This ZIP7,040
Households3,024This ZIP3,024
Housing units3,271This ZIP3,271
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$62,455This ZIP$62,455Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$197,700This ZIP$197,700Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$980This ZIP$980Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density168.9 / sq miThis ZIP168.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments121This ZIP121
Employees752This ZIP752
Annual payroll$26,994,000This ZIP$26,994,000
Tax returns filed3,540This ZIP3,540
Total adjusted gross income$221,806,000This ZIP$221,806,000

Land area

Land area41.67 sq miThis ZIP41.67 sq mi
Water area2.08 sq miThis ZIP2.08 sq mi

Other place names in 04280

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

ZIP codes near 04280

ZIPCityDistance
04287 Bowdoin, ME 5.5 mi
04252 Lisbon Falls, ME 5.5 mi
04240 Lewiston, ME 5.8 mi
04236 Greene, ME 6.5 mi
04250 Lisbon, ME 7.1 mi
04350 Litchfield, ME 7.4 mi
04259 Monmouth, ME 8.4 mi
04210 Auburn, ME 9.5 mi
04211 Auburn, ME 10.4 mi
04212 Auburn, ME 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04280?

04280 is in Sabattus, Maine, in Androscoggin County, part of the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1168, -70.0626.

What county is 04280 in?

04280 lies in Androscoggin County.

What area code is 04280?

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

What time zone is 04280 in?

04280 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04280?

About 7,040 people live in ZIP code 04280, in 3,024 households, at 168.9 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 04280?

$62,455 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04280?

The closest are 04287 (5.5 mi), 04252 (5.5 mi), 04240 (5.8 mi), 04236 (6.5 mi) and 04250 (7.1 mi).

Is 04280 a PO Box ZIP code?

04280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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