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Where 04290 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 04290 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGZhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,290 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000011000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04289 (West Paris, ME, 10 mi away) and 04291 (West Poland, ME, 29 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04290 becomes 09240, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00924, 02904, 02940, 04029, 04092, 04920, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09420 in FPO AE, a military post office, 2,950 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,468 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04290 and you would come out at 44.46°S, 109.55°E — 929 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
- 📏 At 46.7 square miles of land, 04290 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,501This ZIP1,501 |
|---|---|
| Households | 623This ZIP623 |
| Housing units | 853This ZIP853 |
| Median age | 48.0This ZIP48.0Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $66,827This ZIP$66,827Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $141,300This ZIP$141,300Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $723This ZIP$723Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.7%This ZIP21.7% |
| Mean commute | 29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min |
| Population density | 32.2 / sq miThis ZIP32.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 16This ZIP16 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 79This ZIP79 |
| Annual payroll | $2,807,000This ZIP$2,807,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 720This ZIP720 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $42,659,000This ZIP$42,659,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 46.68 sq miThis ZIP46.68 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04290
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04292 | Sumner, ME | 5.5 mi |
04219 | Bryant Pond, ME | 6.7 mi |
04257 | Mexico, ME | 6.7 mi |
04224 | Dixfield, ME | 7.2 mi |
04221 | Canton, ME | 8.0 mi |
04220 | Buckfield, ME | 9.7 mi |
04289 | West Paris, ME | 10.4 mi |
04227 | East Dixfield, ME | 10.7 mi |
04276 | Rumford, ME | 10.9 mi |
04266 | North Turner, ME | 12.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04290?
04290 is in Peru, Maine, in Oxford County. Its published point location is 44.4609, -70.4519.
What county is 04290 in?
04290 lies in Oxford County.
What area code is 04290?
Peru uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04290 in?
04290 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04290?
About 1,501 people live in ZIP code 04290, in 623 households, at 32.2 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 04290?
$66,827 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04290?
The closest are 04292 (5.5 mi), 04219 (6.7 mi), 04257 (6.7 mi), 04224 (7.2 mi) and 04221 (8 mi).
Is 04290 a PO Box ZIP code?
04290 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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