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04422

ZIP 04422 is Charleston, Maine, in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
1,117
Coordinates
45.0777, -69.0314
☼ Live from 04422 — Charleston, ME

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Where 04422 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 04422
  • 🔢 Type 04422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,422 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 67. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04421 (Castine, ME, 47 mi away) and 04424 (Danforth, ME, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04422 becomes 22440, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04224, 20244, 20424, 20442, 22044, 22404, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42024 in Barlow, KY, 1,176 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,540 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04422 and you would come out at 45.08°S, 110.97°E — 944 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 40.6 square miles of land, 04422 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,117This ZIP1,117
Households443This ZIP443
Housing units516This ZIP516
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,250This ZIP$75,250Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$226,500This ZIP$226,500Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$988This ZIP$988Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density27.5 / sq miThis ZIP27.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees234This ZIP234
Annual payroll$7,603,000This ZIP$7,603,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$28,894,000This ZIP$28,894,000

Land area

Land area40.55 sq miThis ZIP40.55 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04422

ZIPCityDistance
04410 Bradford, ME 6.1 mi
04939 Garland, ME 6.2 mi
04427 Corinth, ME 6.8 mi
04449 Hudson, ME 9.1 mi
04435 Exeter, ME 9.1 mi
04426 Dover Foxcroft, ME 9.3 mi
04481 Sebec, ME 12.0 mi
04450 Kenduskeag, ME 12.3 mi
04479 Sangerville, ME 12.9 mi
04456 Levant, ME 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04422?

04422 is in Charleston, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0777, -69.0314.

What county is 04422 in?

04422 lies in Penobscot County.

What area code is 04422?

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

What time zone is 04422 in?

04422 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04422?

About 1,117 people live in ZIP code 04422, in 443 households, at 27.5 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 04422?

$75,250 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04422?

The closest are 04410 (6.1 mi), 04939 (6.2 mi), 04427 (6.8 mi), 04449 (9.1 mi) and 04435 (9.1 mi).

Is 04422 a PO Box ZIP code?

04422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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