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04459

ZIP 04459 is Mattawamkeag, Maine, mostly in Aroostook County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aroostook +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
750
Coordinates
45.5887, -68.3400
☼ Live from 04459 — Mattawamkeag, ME

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Where 04459 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04459
  • 🔢 Type 04459 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GShhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,459 = 7 × 7 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04457 (Lincoln, ME, 14 mi away) and 04460 (Medway, ME, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04459 becomes 95440, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04495, 04549, 04945, 04954, 05449, 05494, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95044 in Redwood Estates, CA, 2,788 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,576 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04459 and you would come out at 45.59°S, 111.66°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 77.0 square miles of land, 04459 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population750This ZIP750
Households366This ZIP366
Housing units469This ZIP469
Median age53.0This ZIP53.0Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$48,750This ZIP$48,750Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$112,000This ZIP$112,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$488This ZIP$488Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%This ZIP5.9%
Mean commute42.3 minThis ZIP42.3 min
Population density9.7 / sq miThis ZIP9.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$583,000This ZIP$583,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$12,900,000This ZIP$12,900,000

Land area

Land area77.04 sq miThis ZIP77.04 sq mi
Water area2.11 sq miThis ZIP2.11 sq mi

Counties 04459 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Aroostook County 51.0%
Penobscot County 49.0%

Other place names in 04459

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ZIP codes near 04459

ZIPCityDistance
04451 Kingman, ME 6.2 mi
04495 Winn, ME 7.7 mi
04460 Medway, ME 9.6 mi
04733 Benedicta, ME 11.2 mi
04430 East Millinocket, ME 13.2 mi
04457 Lincoln, ME 13.7 mi
04776 Sherman, ME 15.9 mi
04497 Wytopitlock, ME 16.6 mi
04487 Springfield, ME 18.0 mi
04777 Stacyville, ME 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04459?

04459 is in Mattawamkeag, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 45.5887, -68.3400.

What county is 04459 in?

04459 spans 2 counties: Aroostook County and Penobscot County. Most of it falls in Aroostook 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 04459?

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

What time zone is 04459 in?

04459 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04459?

About 750 people live in ZIP code 04459, in 366 households, at 9.7 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 04459?

$48,750 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04459?

The closest are 04451 (6.2 mi), 04495 (7.7 mi), 04460 (9.6 mi), 04733 (11.2 mi) and 04430 (13.2 mi).

Is 04459 a PO Box ZIP code?

04459 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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