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04444

ZIP 04444 is Hampden, Maine, in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
9,371
Coordinates
44.7290, -68.9500
☼ Live from 04444 — Hampden, ME

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Where 04444 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 04444
  • 🔢 Type 04444 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,444 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 101. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04443 (Guilford, ME, 42 mi away) and 04448 (Howland, ME, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04444 becomes 44440 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mineral Ridge, OH, 648 miles away.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (40444, 44044, 44404, 44440). The farthest-flung twin is 40444 in Lancaster, KY, 945 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,543 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04444 and you would come out at 44.73°S, 111.05°E — 920 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 69.0 square miles of land, 04444 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,371This ZIP9,371
Households3,606This ZIP3,606
Housing units3,962This ZIP3,962
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$106,554This ZIP$106,554Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$293,000This ZIP$293,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,238This ZIP$1,238Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.2%This ZIP43.2%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density135.8 / sq miThis ZIP135.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments229This ZIP229
Employees2,425This ZIP2,425
Annual payroll$136,996,000This ZIP$136,996,000
Tax returns filed4,850This ZIP4,850
Total adjusted gross income$489,625,000This ZIP$489,625,000

Land area

Land area69.01 sq miThis ZIP69.01 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Other place names in 04444

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

ZIP codes near 04444

ZIPCityDistance
04419 Carmel, ME 5.6 mi
04496 Winterport, ME 5.8 mi
04438 Frankfort, ME 9.0 mi
04434 Etna, ME 9.1 mi
04401 Bangor, ME 9.6 mi
04474 Orrington, ME 9.6 mi
04932 Dixmont, ME 9.8 mi
04402 Bangor, ME 9.8 mi
04456 Levant, ME 10.5 mi
04951 Monroe, ME 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04444?

04444 is in Hampden, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7290, -68.9500.

What county is 04444 in?

04444 lies in Penobscot County.

What area code is 04444?

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

What time zone is 04444 in?

04444 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04444?

About 9,371 people live in ZIP code 04444, in 3,606 households, at 135.8 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 04444?

$106,554 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04444?

The closest are 04419 (5.6 mi), 04496 (5.8 mi), 04438 (9 mi), 04434 (9.1 mi) and 04401 (9.6 mi).

Is 04444 a PO Box ZIP code?

04444 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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