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04497

ZIP 04497 is Wytopitlock, Maine, mostly in Aroostook County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aroostook +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
311
Coordinates
45.7266, -68.0584
☼ Live from 04497 — Wytopitlock, ME

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Where 04497 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04497
  • 🔢 Type 04497 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGhhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,497 = 3 × 1499. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04496 (Winterport, ME, 85 mi away) and 04530 (Bath, ME, 154 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04497 becomes 79440, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04479, 04947, 04974, 09447, 44097, 44709, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09447 in APO AE, a military post office, 2,969 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,590 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04497 and you would come out at 45.73°S, 111.94°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 208.4 square miles of land, 04497 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 158 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population311This ZIP311
Households173This ZIP173
Housing units317This ZIP317
Median age57.1This ZIP57.1Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$48,958This ZIP$48,958Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$96,900This ZIP$96,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute48.0 minThis ZIP48.0 min
Population density1.5 / sq miThis ZIP1.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$5,353,000This ZIP$5,353,000

Land area

Land area208.42 sq miThis ZIP208.42 sq mi
Water area4.29 sq miThis ZIP4.29 sq mi

Counties 04497 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Aroostook County 83.1%
Penobscot County 16.9%

ZIP codes near 04497

ZIPCityDistance
04424 Danforth, ME 10.2 mi
04451 Kingman, ME 12.7 mi
04776 Sherman, ME 13.7 mi
04413 Brookton, ME 16.2 mi
04471 Orient, ME 16.3 mi
04459 Mattawamkeag, ME 16.6 mi
04733 Benedicta, ME 17.0 mi
04747 Island Falls, ME 18.2 mi
04777 Stacyville, ME 21.6 mi
04495 Winn, ME 21.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04497?

04497 is in Wytopitlock, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 45.7266, -68.0584.

What county is 04497 in?

04497 spans 2 counties: Aroostook County and Penobscot County. Most of it falls in Aroostook County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 04497?

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

What time zone is 04497 in?

04497 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04497?

About 311 people live in ZIP code 04497, in 173 households, at 1.5 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 04497?

$48,958 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04497?

The closest are 04424 (10.2 mi), 04451 (12.7 mi), 04776 (13.7 mi), 04413 (16.2 mi) and 04471 (16.3 mi).

Is 04497 a PO Box ZIP code?

04497 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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