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04493

ZIP 04493 is West Enfield, Maine, in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
1,840
Coordinates
45.2781, -68.5356
☼ Live from 04493 — West Enfield, ME

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Where 04493 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04493
  • 🔢 Type 04493 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 04493 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04492 (Waite, ME, 42 mi away) and 04495 (Winn, ME, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04493 becomes 39440 — and that is a real ZIP code: Laurel, MS, 1,450 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03449, 04349, 04943, 30449, 39044, 39404, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94403 in San Mateo, CA, 2,784 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,565 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04493 and you would come out at 45.28°S, 111.46°E — 950 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 44m.
  • 📏 At 68.3 square miles of land, 04493 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,840This ZIP1,840
Households848This ZIP848
Housing units1,273This ZIP1,273
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,563This ZIP$61,563Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$183,700This ZIP$183,700Maine$296,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density26.9 / sq miThis ZIP26.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees209This ZIP209
Annual payroll$11,324,000This ZIP$11,324,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$51,087,000This ZIP$51,087,000

Land area

Land area68.28 sq miThis ZIP68.28 sq mi
Water area7.40 sq miThis ZIP7.40 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04493

ZIPCityDistance
04475 Passadumkeag, ME 6.5 mi
04417 Burlington, ME 8.4 mi
04448 Howland, ME 10.2 mi
04418 Greenbush, ME 11.3 mi
04457 Lincoln, ME 11.6 mi
04455 Lee, ME 13.5 mi
04453 Lagrange, ME 13.7 mi
04495 Winn, ME 16.8 mi
04463 Milo, ME 17.5 mi
04468 Old Town, ME 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04493?

04493 is in West Enfield, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.2781, -68.5356.

What county is 04493 in?

04493 lies in Penobscot County.

What area code is 04493?

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

What time zone is 04493 in?

04493 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04493?

About 1,840 people live in ZIP code 04493, in 848 households, at 26.9 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 04493?

$61,563 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04493?

The closest are 04475 (6.5 mi), 04417 (8.4 mi), 04448 (10.2 mi), 04418 (11.3 mi) and 04457 (11.6 mi).

Is 04493 a PO Box ZIP code?

04493 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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