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04488

ZIP 04488 is Stetson, Maine, in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
1,151
Coordinates
44.8716, -69.1139
☼ Live from 04488 — Stetson, ME

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Where 04488 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 04488
  • 🔢 Type 04488 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,488 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 17. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04487 (Springfield, ME, 61 mi away) and 04489 (Stillwater, ME, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04488 becomes 88440, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04848, 08844, 40488, 44088, 44880, 48048, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88044 in La Mesa, NM, 2,215 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,535 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04488 and you would come out at 44.87°S, 110.89°E — 932 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 35.0 square miles of land, 04488 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,151This ZIP1,151
Households445This ZIP445
Housing units586This ZIP586
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$76,023This ZIP$76,023Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$205,700This ZIP$205,700Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$800This ZIP$800Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density32.9 / sq miThis ZIP32.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$2,860,000This ZIP$2,860,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$37,002,000This ZIP$37,002,000

Land area

Land area35.01 sq miThis ZIP35.01 sq mi
Water area1.63 sq miThis ZIP1.63 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04488

ZIPCityDistance
04953 Newport, ME 5.1 mi
04456 Levant, ME 5.8 mi
04435 Exeter, ME 6.4 mi
04933 East Newport, ME 6.4 mi
04419 Carmel, ME 7.3 mi
04434 Etna, ME 7.5 mi
04969 Plymouth, ME 8.5 mi
04928 Corinna, ME 8.8 mi
04427 Corinth, ME 9.1 mi
04450 Kenduskeag, ME 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04488?

04488 is in Stetson, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8716, -69.1139.

What county is 04488 in?

04488 lies in Penobscot County.

What area code is 04488?

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

What time zone is 04488 in?

04488 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04488?

About 1,151 people live in ZIP code 04488, in 445 households, at 32.9 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 04488?

$76,023 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04488?

The closest are 04953 (5.1 mi), 04456 (5.8 mi), 04435 (6.4 mi), 04933 (6.4 mi) and 04419 (7.3 mi).

Is 04488 a PO Box ZIP code?

04488 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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