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04487

ZIP 04487 is Springfield, Maine, in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
838
Coordinates
45.3877, -68.1045
☼ Live from 04487 — Springfield, ME

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Where 04487 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04487
  • 🔢 Type 04487 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,487 = 7 × 641. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04485 (Shirley Mills, ME, 73 mi away) and 04488 (Stetson, ME, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04487 becomes 78440, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04847, 07844, 40847, 40874, 44087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84740 in Junction, UT, 2,296 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,586 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04487 and you would come out at 45.39°S, 111.90°E — 952 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 226.7 square miles of land, 04487 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 172 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population838This ZIP838
Households416This ZIP416
Housing units971This ZIP971
Median age54.4This ZIP54.4Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$48,000This ZIP$48,000Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$109,200This ZIP$109,200Maine$296,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute40.4 minThis ZIP40.4 min
Population density3.7 / sq miThis ZIP3.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$1,746,000This ZIP$1,746,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$16,384,000This ZIP$16,384,000

Land area

Land area226.73 sq miThis ZIP226.73 sq mi
Water area14.96 sq miThis ZIP14.96 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04487

ZIPCityDistance
04455 Lee, ME 9.7 mi
04495 Winn, ME 12.9 mi
04490 Topsfield, ME 13.4 mi
04451 Kingman, ME 14.1 mi
04459 Mattawamkeag, ME 18.0 mi
04417 Burlington, ME 18.3 mi
04413 Brookton, ME 18.6 mi
04457 Lincoln, ME 21.2 mi
04492 Waite, ME 21.4 mi
04637 Grand Lake Stream, ME 21.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04487?

04487 is in Springfield, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3877, -68.1045.

What county is 04487 in?

04487 lies in Penobscot County.

What area code is 04487?

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

What time zone is 04487 in?

04487 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04487?

About 838 people live in ZIP code 04487, in 416 households, at 3.7 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 04487?

$48,000 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04487?

The closest are 04455 (9.7 mi), 04495 (12.9 mi), 04490 (13.4 mi), 04451 (14.1 mi) and 04459 (18 mi).

Is 04487 a PO Box ZIP code?

04487 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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