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Where 04473 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.
- 🔢 Type 04473 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,473 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 71. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000101111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04472 (Orland, ME, 21 mi away) and 04474 (Orrington, ME, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04473 becomes 37440, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03447, 04347, 04734, 04743, 30447, 30474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73440 in Lebanon, OK, 1,670 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯1,554 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04473 and you would come out at 44.88°S, 111.26°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
- 📏 At 17.3 square miles of land, 04473 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 8,371This ZIP8,371 |
|---|---|
| Households | 3,308This ZIP3,308 |
| Housing units | 3,633This ZIP3,633 |
| Median age | 26.0This ZIP26.0Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $61,528This ZIP$61,528Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $272,600This ZIP$272,600Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,255This ZIP$1,255Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 66.9%This ZIP66.9% |
| Mean commute | 16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min |
| Population density | 483.2 / sq miThis ZIP483.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 131This ZIP131 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,961This ZIP1,961 |
| Annual payroll | $106,971,000This ZIP$106,971,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 2,850This ZIP2,850 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $207,088,000This ZIP$207,088,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 17.32 sq miThis ZIP17.32 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi |
Other place names in 04473
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 04473
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04489 | Stillwater, ME | 3.1 mi |
04469 | Orono, ME | 3.8 mi |
04402 | Bangor, ME | 5.9 mi |
04401 | Bangor, ME | 5.9 mi |
04412 | Brewer, ME | 6.7 mi |
04411 | Bradley, ME | 9.4 mi |
04450 | Kenduskeag, ME | 9.6 mi |
04468 | Old Town, ME | 10.2 mi |
04428 | Eddington, ME | 10.5 mi |
04449 | Hudson, ME | 10.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04473?
04473 is in Orono, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8817, -68.7386.
What county is 04473 in?
04473 lies in Penobscot County.
What area code is 04473?
Orono uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04473 in?
04473 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04473?
About 8,371 people live in ZIP code 04473, in 3,308 households, at 483.2 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 04473?
$61,528 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04473?
The closest are 04489 (3.1 mi), 04469 (3.8 mi), 04402 (5.9 mi), 04401 (5.9 mi) and 04412 (6.7 mi).
Is 04473 a PO Box ZIP code?
04473 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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