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04479

ZIP 04479 is Sangerville, Maine, in Piscataquis County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Piscataquis
Metro area
none
Population
1,136
Coordinates
45.1242, -69.2871
☼ Live from 04479 — Sangerville, ME

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Where 04479 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04479
  • 🔢 Type 04479 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,479 = 3 × 1493. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04478 (Rockwood, ME, 48 mi away) and 04481 (Sebec, ME, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04479 becomes 97440 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eugene, OR, 2,598 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04497, 04947, 04974, 09447, 44097, 44709, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09447 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,042 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,528 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04479 and you would come out at 45.12°S, 110.71°E — 951 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 38.4 square miles of land, 04479 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,136This ZIP1,136
Households643This ZIP643
Housing units930This ZIP930
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$50,313This ZIP$50,313Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$124,000This ZIP$124,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density29.6 / sq miThis ZIP29.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees189This ZIP189
Annual payroll$10,302,000This ZIP$10,302,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$30,218,000This ZIP$30,218,000

Land area

Land area38.42 sq miThis ZIP38.42 sq mi
Water area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04479

ZIPCityDistance
04930 Dexter, ME 6.9 mi
04939 Garland, ME 7.0 mi
04426 Dover Foxcroft, ME 8.1 mi
04443 Guilford, ME 9.7 mi
04923 Cambridge, ME 9.7 mi
04481 Sebec, ME 12.1 mi
04928 Corinna, ME 12.3 mi
04422 Charleston, ME 12.9 mi
04435 Exeter, ME 13.6 mi
04971 Saint Albans, ME 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04479?

04479 is in Sangerville, Maine, in Piscataquis County. Its published point location is 45.1242, -69.2871.

What county is 04479 in?

04479 lies in Piscataquis County.

What area code is 04479?

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

What time zone is 04479 in?

04479 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04479?

About 1,136 people live in ZIP code 04479, in 643 households, at 29.6 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 04479?

$50,313 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04479?

The closest are 04930 (6.9 mi), 04939 (7 mi), 04426 (8.1 mi), 04443 (9.7 mi) and 04923 (9.7 mi).

Is 04479 a PO Box ZIP code?

04479 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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