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Where 04438 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 04438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,438 = 2 × 7 × 317. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000101010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04435 (Exeter, ME, 27 mi away) and 04441 (Greenville, ME, 77 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04438 becomes 83440 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rexburg, ID, 2,100 miles away.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03448, 03844, 04348, 04843, 08344, 30448, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84034 in Ibapah, UT, 2,290 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,544 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04438 and you would come out at 44.60°S, 111.07°E — 911 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 24.6 square miles of land, 04438 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,098This ZIP1,098 |
|---|---|
| Households | 486This ZIP486 |
| Housing units | 523This ZIP523 |
| Median age | 50.2This ZIP50.2Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $80,000This ZIP$80,000Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $211,300This ZIP$211,300Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $850This ZIP$850Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.0%This ZIP31.0% |
| Mean commute | 32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min |
| Population density | 44.6 / sq miThis ZIP44.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 65This ZIP65 |
| Annual payroll | $2,495,000This ZIP$2,495,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 590This ZIP590 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $30,821,000This ZIP$30,821,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 24.61 sq miThis ZIP24.61 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04438
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04496 | Winterport, ME | 3.7 mi |
04951 | Monroe, ME | 6.4 mi |
04981 | Stockton Springs, ME | 7.3 mi |
04972 | Sandy Point, ME | 8.1 mi |
04974 | Searsport, ME | 8.8 mi |
04416 | Bucksport, ME | 9.0 mi |
04444 | Hampden, ME | 9.0 mi |
04474 | Orrington, ME | 10.2 mi |
04921 | Brooks, ME | 10.7 mi |
04915 | Belfast, ME | 10.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04438?
04438 is in Frankfort, Maine, in Waldo County. Its published point location is 44.5989, -68.9283.
What county is 04438 in?
04438 lies in Waldo County.
What area code is 04438?
Frankfort uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04438 in?
04438 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04438?
About 1,098 people live in ZIP code 04438, in 486 households, at 44.6 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 04438?
$80,000 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04438?
The closest are 04496 (3.7 mi), 04951 (6.4 mi), 04981 (7.3 mi), 04972 (8.1 mi) and 04974 (8.8 mi).
Is 04438 a PO Box ZIP code?
04438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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