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04424

ZIP 04424 is Danforth, Maine, mostly in Washington County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
983
Coordinates
45.6692, -67.8627
☼ Live from 04424 — Danforth, ME

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Where 04424 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04424
  • 🔢 Type 04424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 79. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04422 (Charleston, ME, 70 mi away) and 04426 (Dover Foxcroft, ME, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04424 becomes 42440 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mortons Gap, KY, 1,166 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04442, 20444, 24440, 40442, 42044, 42404, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42044 in Gilbertsville, KY, 1,213 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,599 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04424 and you would come out at 45.67°S, 112.14°E — 968 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 99.4 square miles of land, 04424 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population983This ZIP983
Households493This ZIP493
Housing units1,021This ZIP1,021
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$48,778This ZIP$48,778Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$111,900This ZIP$111,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$621This ZIP$621Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%This ZIP12.3%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density9.9 / sq miThis ZIP9.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees169This ZIP169
Annual payroll$5,482,000This ZIP$5,482,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$19,255,000This ZIP$19,255,000

Land area

Land area99.36 sq miThis ZIP99.36 sq mi
Water area16.50 sq miThis ZIP16.50 sq mi

Counties 04424 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 54.4%
Aroostook County 45.6%

Other place names in 04424

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ZIP codes near 04424

ZIPCityDistance
04413 Brookton, ME 7.5 mi
04497 Wytopitlock, ME 10.2 mi
04471 Orient, ME 17.1 mi
04451 Kingman, ME 18.0 mi
04491 Vanceboro, ME 18.1 mi
04490 Topsfield, ME 19.1 mi
04454 Lambert Lake, ME 19.1 mi
04487 Springfield, ME 22.7 mi
04459 Mattawamkeag, ME 23.7 mi
04776 Sherman, ME 24.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04424?

04424 is in Danforth, Maine, in Washington County. Its published point location is 45.6692, -67.8627.

What county is 04424 in?

04424 spans 2 counties: Washington County and Aroostook County. Most of it falls in Washington County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 04424?

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

What time zone is 04424 in?

04424 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04424?

About 983 people live in ZIP code 04424, in 493 households, at 9.9 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 04424?

$48,778 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04424?

The closest are 04413 (7.5 mi), 04497 (10.2 mi), 04471 (17.1 mi), 04451 (18 mi) and 04491 (18.1 mi).

Is 04424 a PO Box ZIP code?

04424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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