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04281

ZIP 04281 is South Paris, Maine, in Oxford County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Oxford
Metro area
none
Population
5,317
Coordinates
44.2480, -70.4908
☼ Live from 04281 — South Paris, ME

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Where 04281 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04281
  • 🔢 Type 04281 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBZhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,281 = 3 × 1427. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04280 (Sabattus, ME, 23 mi away) and 04282 (Turner, ME, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04281 becomes 18240 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nesquehoning, PA, 359 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 2,107 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,466 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04281 and you would come out at 44.25°S, 109.51°E — 916 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 40.7 square miles of land, 04281 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,317This ZIP5,317
Households2,200This ZIP2,200
Housing units2,746This ZIP2,746
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,137This ZIP$75,137Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$240,400This ZIP$240,400Maine$296,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%This ZIP28.8%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density130.5 / sq miThis ZIP130.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments139This ZIP139
Employees1,887This ZIP1,887
Annual payroll$93,957,000This ZIP$93,957,000
Tax returns filed2,530This ZIP2,530
Total adjusted gross income$133,669,000This ZIP$133,669,000

Land area

Land area40.73 sq miThis ZIP40.73 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 04281

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ZIP codes near 04281

ZIPCityDistance
04271 Paris, ME 1.0 mi
04289 West Paris, ME 5.2 mi
04268 Norway, ME 6.1 mi
04238 Hebron, ME 6.6 mi
04288 West Minot, ME 8.2 mi
04270 Oxford, ME 9.2 mi
04292 Sumner, ME 9.4 mi
04220 Buckfield, ME 9.6 mi
04255 Greenwood, ME 10.2 mi
04256 Mechanic Falls, ME 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04281?

04281 is in South Paris, Maine, in Oxford County. Its published point location is 44.2480, -70.4908.

What county is 04281 in?

04281 lies in Oxford County.

What area code is 04281?

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

What time zone is 04281 in?

04281 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04281?

About 5,317 people live in ZIP code 04281, in 2,200 households, at 130.5 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 04281?

$75,137 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04281?

The closest are 04271 (1 mi), 04289 (5.2 mi), 04268 (6.1 mi), 04238 (6.6 mi) and 04288 (8.2 mi).

Is 04281 a PO Box ZIP code?

04281 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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