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04347

ZIP 04347 is Hallowell, Maine, in Kennebec County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kennebec
Population
2,592
Coordinates
44.2872, -69.8180
☼ Live from 04347 — Hallowell, ME

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Where 04347 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04347
  • 🔢 Type 04347 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhEhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,347 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04346 (Randolph, ME, 5 mi away) and 04348 (Jefferson, ME, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04347 becomes 74340 — and that is a real ZIP code: Disney, OK, 1,425 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03447, 04473, 04734, 04743, 30447, 30474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73440 in Lebanon, OK, 1,607 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,499 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04347 and you would come out at 44.29°S, 110.18°E — 906 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 5.9 square miles of land, 04347 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,592This ZIP2,592
Households1,289This ZIP1,289
Housing units1,455This ZIP1,455
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,398This ZIP$68,398Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$295,300This ZIP$295,300Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$890This ZIP$890Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.5%This ZIP52.5%
Mean commute14.1 minThis ZIP14.1 min
Population density442.0 / sq miThis ZIP442.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments126This ZIP126
Employees1,194This ZIP1,194
Annual payroll$59,548,000This ZIP$59,548,000
Tax returns filed1,490This ZIP1,490
Total adjusted gross income$114,464,000This ZIP$114,464,000

Land area

Land area5.86 sq miThis ZIP5.86 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 04347

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

ZIP codes near 04347

ZIPCityDistance
04344 Farmingdale, ME 1.9 mi
04336 Augusta, ME 2.0 mi
04333 Augusta, ME 2.5 mi
04338 Augusta, ME 2.5 mi
04351 Manchester, ME 4.4 mi
04343 East Winthrop, ME 4.5 mi
04346 Randolph, ME 4.8 mi
04330 Augusta, ME 5.7 mi
04345 Gardiner, ME 6.5 mi
04364 Winthrop, ME 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04347?

04347 is in Hallowell, Maine, in Kennebec County, part of the Augusta-Waterville, ME micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2872, -69.8180.

What county is 04347 in?

04347 lies in Kennebec County.

What area code is 04347?

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

What time zone is 04347 in?

04347 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04347?

About 2,592 people live in ZIP code 04347, in 1,289 households, at 442.0 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 04347?

$68,398 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04347?

The closest are 04344 (1.9 mi), 04336 (2 mi), 04333 (2.5 mi), 04338 (2.5 mi) and 04351 (4.4 mi).

Is 04347 a PO Box ZIP code?

04347 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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