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04462

ZIP 04462 is Millinocket, Maine, mostly in Piscataquis County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Piscataquis +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,464
Coordinates
45.9958, -68.9283
☼ Live from 04462 — Millinocket, ME

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Where 04462 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 04462
  • 🔢 Type 04462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,462 = 2 × 23 × 97. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04461 (Milford, ME, 71 mi away) and 04463 (Milo, ME, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04462 becomes 26440 — and that is a real ZIP code: Thornton, WV, 723 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02446, 02464, 02644, 04426, 04624, 04642, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64024 in Excelsior Springs, MO, 1,359 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,550 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04462 and you would come out at 46.00°S, 111.07°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 702.8 square miles of land, 04462 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 534 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,464This ZIP4,464
Households2,074This ZIP2,074
Housing units3,179This ZIP3,179
Median age54.8This ZIP54.8Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$51,527This ZIP$51,527Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$112,900This ZIP$112,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$451This ZIP$451Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density6.4 / sq miThis ZIP6.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments111This ZIP111
Employees900This ZIP900
Annual payroll$32,828,000This ZIP$32,828,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$101,810,000This ZIP$101,810,000

Land area

Land area702.79 sq miThis ZIP702.79 sq mi
Water area62.91 sq miThis ZIP62.91 sq mi

Counties 04462 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Piscataquis County 71.3%
Penobscot County 28.7%

Other place names in 04462

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ZIP codes near 04462

ZIPCityDistance
04765 Patten, ME 13.5 mi
04777 Stacyville, ME 24.3 mi
04441 Greenville, ME 28.1 mi
04430 East Millinocket, ME 28.5 mi
04733 Benedicta, ME 30.4 mi
04460 Medway, ME 31.3 mi
04776 Sherman, ME 32.1 mi
04780 Smyrna Mills, ME 33.9 mi
04747 Island Falls, ME 34.6 mi
04764 Oxbow, ME 38.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04462?

04462 is in Millinocket, Maine, in Piscataquis County. Its published point location is 45.9958, -68.9283.

What county is 04462 in?

04462 spans 2 counties: Piscataquis County and Penobscot County. Most of it falls in Piscataquis 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 04462?

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

What time zone is 04462 in?

04462 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04462?

About 4,464 people live in ZIP code 04462, in 2,074 households, at 6.4 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 04462?

$51,527 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04462?

The closest are 04765 (13.5 mi), 04777 (24.3 mi), 04441 (28.1 mi), 04430 (28.5 mi) and 04733 (30.4 mi).

Is 04462 a PO Box ZIP code?

04462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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