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04461

ZIP 04461 is Milford, Maine, in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
3,095
Coordinates
44.9934, -68.5759
☼ Live from 04461 — Milford, ME

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Where 04461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04461
  • 🔢 Type 04461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,461 = 3 × 1487. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04460 (Medway, ME, 45 mi away) and 04462 (Millinocket, ME, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04461 becomes 16440 — and that is a real ZIP code: Venango, PA, 620 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01464, 04416, 04614, 06144, 06414, 06441, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64401 in Agency, MO, 1,379 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,562 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04461 and you would come out at 44.99°S, 111.42°E — 932 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 45.6 square miles of land, 04461 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,095This ZIP3,095
Households1,277This ZIP1,277
Housing units1,498This ZIP1,498
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,111This ZIP$85,111Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$176,400This ZIP$176,400Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$943This ZIP$943Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density67.8 / sq miThis ZIP67.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees252This ZIP252
Annual payroll$13,873,000This ZIP$13,873,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$93,681,000This ZIP$93,681,000

Land area

Land area45.63 sq miThis ZIP45.63 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 04461

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ZIP codes near 04461

ZIPCityDistance
04411 Bradley, ME 7.0 mi
04468 Old Town, ME 7.4 mi
04469 Orono, ME 7.7 mi
04489 Stillwater, ME 8.0 mi
04418 Greenbush, ME 9.1 mi
04473 Orono, ME 11.1 mi
04428 Eddington, ME 13.0 mi
04475 Passadumkeag, ME 13.8 mi
04449 Hudson, ME 15.3 mi
04412 Brewer, ME 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04461?

04461 is in Milford, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9934, -68.5759.

What county is 04461 in?

04461 lies in Penobscot County.

What area code is 04461?

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

What time zone is 04461 in?

04461 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04461?

About 3,095 people live in ZIP code 04461, in 1,277 households, at 67.8 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 04461?

$85,111 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04461?

The closest are 04411 (7 mi), 04468 (7.4 mi), 04469 (7.7 mi), 04489 (8 mi) and 04418 (9.1 mi).

Is 04461 a PO Box ZIP code?

04461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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