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04496

ZIP 04496 is Winterport, Maine, in Waldo County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Waldo
Metro area
none
Population
3,850
Coordinates
44.6508, -68.9089
☼ Live from 04496 — Winterport, ME

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Where 04496 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 04496
  • 🔢 Type 04496 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,496 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 281. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04495 (Winn, ME, 64 mi away) and 04497 (Wytopitlock, ME, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04496 becomes 69440, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04469, 04649, 04694, 04964, 06494, 09464, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96440 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,296 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,545 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04496 and you would come out at 44.65°S, 111.09°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 35.5 square miles of land, 04496 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,850This ZIP3,850
Households1,696This ZIP1,696
Housing units1,752This ZIP1,752
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$98,333This ZIP$98,333Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$283,000This ZIP$283,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%This ZIP39.5%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density108.4 / sq miThis ZIP108.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees324This ZIP324
Annual payroll$15,678,000This ZIP$15,678,000
Tax returns filed1,920This ZIP1,920
Total adjusted gross income$134,309,000This ZIP$134,309,000

Land area

Land area35.53 sq miThis ZIP35.53 sq mi
Water area1.53 sq miThis ZIP1.53 sq mi

Other place names in 04496

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ZIP codes near 04496

ZIPCityDistance
04438 Frankfort, ME 3.7 mi
04444 Hampden, ME 5.8 mi
04474 Orrington, ME 7.6 mi
04416 Bucksport, ME 8.0 mi
04951 Monroe, ME 8.2 mi
04981 Stockton Springs, ME 10.1 mi
04972 Sandy Point, ME 10.5 mi
04419 Carmel, ME 11.3 mi
04932 Dixmont, ME 12.0 mi
04402 Bangor, ME 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04496?

04496 is in Winterport, Maine, in Waldo County. Its published point location is 44.6508, -68.9089.

What county is 04496 in?

04496 lies in Waldo County.

What area code is 04496?

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

What time zone is 04496 in?

04496 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04496?

About 3,850 people live in ZIP code 04496, in 1,696 households, at 108.4 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 04496?

$98,333 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04496?

The closest are 04438 (3.7 mi), 04444 (5.8 mi), 04474 (7.6 mi), 04416 (8 mi) and 04951 (8.2 mi).

Is 04496 a PO Box ZIP code?

04496 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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