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04448

ZIP 04448 is Howland, Maine, in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
1,540
Coordinates
45.3159, -68.7396
☼ Live from 04448 — Howland, ME

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Where 04448 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 04448
  • 🔢 Type 04448 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,448 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 139. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04444 (Hampden, ME, 42 mi away) and 04449 (Hudson, ME, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04448 becomes 84440, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (40448, 40484, 40844, 44048, 44084, 44408, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84044 in Magna, UT, 2,187 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,555 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04448 and you would come out at 45.32°S, 111.26°E — 956 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 93.9 square miles of land, 04448 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,540This ZIP1,540
Households559This ZIP559
Housing units659This ZIP659
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$54,750This ZIP$54,750Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$152,000This ZIP$152,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density16.4 / sq miThis ZIP16.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees161This ZIP161
Annual payroll$5,983,000This ZIP$5,983,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$30,733,000This ZIP$30,733,000

Land area

Land area93.91 sq miThis ZIP93.91 sq mi
Water area4.00 sq miThis ZIP4.00 sq mi

Other place names in 04448

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ZIP codes near 04448

ZIPCityDistance
04463 Milo, ME 7.8 mi
04453 Lagrange, ME 8.9 mi
04493 West Enfield, ME 10.2 mi
04475 Passadumkeag, ME 11.0 mi
04457 Lincoln, ME 13.4 mi
04415 Brownville Junction, ME 15.7 mi
04410 Bradford, ME 17.7 mi
04418 Greenbush, ME 17.8 mi
04414 Brownville, ME 18.3 mi
04417 Burlington, ME 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04448?

04448 is in Howland, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3159, -68.7396.

What county is 04448 in?

04448 lies in Penobscot County.

What area code is 04448?

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

What time zone is 04448 in?

04448 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04448?

About 1,540 people live in ZIP code 04448, in 559 households, at 16.4 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 04448?

$54,750 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04448?

The closest are 04463 (7.8 mi), 04453 (8.9 mi), 04493 (10.2 mi), 04475 (11 mi) and 04457 (13.4 mi).

Is 04448 a PO Box ZIP code?

04448 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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