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Where 04342 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 04342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,342 = 2 × 13 × 167. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000011110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04341 (Coopers Mills, ME, 15 mi away) and 04343 (East Winthrop, ME, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04342 becomes 24340 — and that is a real ZIP code: Glade Spring, VA, 809 miles away.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02344, 03244, 03442, 04234, 04243, 20434, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34024 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,373 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,503 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04342 and you would come out at 44.09°S, 110.26°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
- 📏 At 30.5 square miles of land, 04342 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,645This ZIP1,645 |
|---|---|
| Households | 757This ZIP757 |
| Housing units | 855This ZIP855 |
| Median age | 55.1This ZIP55.1Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $74,844This ZIP$74,844Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $240,100This ZIP$240,100Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,194This ZIP$1,194Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.5%This ZIP30.5% |
| Mean commute | 33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min |
| Population density | 54.0 / sq miThis ZIP54.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 65This ZIP65 |
| Annual payroll | $2,840,000This ZIP$2,840,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 920This ZIP920 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $59,315,000This ZIP$59,315,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 30.45 sq miThis ZIP30.45 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.76 sq miThis ZIP2.76 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04342
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04357 | Richmond, ME | 5.1 mi |
04535 | Alna, ME | 5.4 mi |
04359 | South Gardiner, ME | 6.6 mi |
04008 | Bowdoinham, ME | 6.9 mi |
04578 | Wiscasset, ME | 7.5 mi |
04345 | Gardiner, ME | 8.0 mi |
04553 | Newcastle, ME | 8.7 mi |
04579 | Woolwich, ME | 8.9 mi |
04353 | Whitefield, ME | 9.7 mi |
04556 | Edgecomb, ME | 9.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04342?
04342 is in Dresden, Maine, in Lincoln County. Its published point location is 44.0862, -69.7370.
What county is 04342 in?
04342 lies in Lincoln County.
What area code is 04342?
Dresden uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04342 in?
04342 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04342?
About 1,645 people live in ZIP code 04342, in 757 households, at 54.0 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 04342?
$74,844 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04342?
The closest are 04357 (5.1 mi), 04535 (5.4 mi), 04359 (6.6 mi), 04008 (6.9 mi) and 04578 (7.5 mi).
Is 04342 a PO Box ZIP code?
04342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “04342 ZIP Code — Dresden, Maine (Lincoln County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/04342
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