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04538

ZIP 04538 is Boothbay Harbor, Maine, in Lincoln County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lincoln
Metro area
none
Population
1,810
Coordinates
43.8475, -69.6296
☼ Live from 04538 — Boothbay Harbor, ME

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Where 04538 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 04538
  • 🔢 Type 04538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEShO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,538 = 2 × 2269. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04537 (Boothbay, ME, 4 mi away) and 04539 (Bristol, ME, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04538 becomes 83540 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lapwai, ID, 2,272 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03458, 03584, 03845, 03854, 04358, 04853, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85340 in Litchfield Park, AZ, 2,386 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,508 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04538 and you would come out at 43.85°S, 110.37°E — 874 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 4.5 square miles of land, 04538 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,810This ZIP1,810
Households978This ZIP978
Housing units1,892This ZIP1,892
Median age64.4This ZIP64.4Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,500This ZIP$56,500Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$388,100This ZIP$388,100Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,058This ZIP$1,058Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%This ZIP42.4%
Mean commute11.6 minThis ZIP11.6 min
Population density399.8 / sq miThis ZIP399.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments189This ZIP189
Employees918This ZIP918
Annual payroll$56,867,000This ZIP$56,867,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$81,233,000This ZIP$81,233,000

Land area

Land area4.53 sq miThis ZIP4.53 sq mi
Water area1.85 sq miThis ZIP1.85 sq mi

Other place names in 04538

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ZIP codes near 04538

ZIPCityDistance
04575 West Boothbay Harbor, ME 1.7 mi
04544 East Boothbay, ME 2.7 mi
04570 Squirrel Island, ME 2.7 mi
04576 Southport, ME 2.9 mi
04537 Boothbay, ME 3.8 mi
04571 Trevett, ME 4.1 mi
04568 South Bristol, ME 4.5 mi
04554 New Harbor, ME 5.9 mi
04548 Georgetown, ME 6.0 mi
04558 Pemaquid, ME 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04538?

04538 is in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, in Lincoln County. Its published point location is 43.8475, -69.6296.

What county is 04538 in?

04538 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 04538?

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

What time zone is 04538 in?

04538 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04538?

About 1,810 people live in ZIP code 04538, in 978 households, at 399.8 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 04538?

$56,500 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04538?

The closest are 04575 (1.7 mi), 04544 (2.7 mi), 04570 (2.7 mi), 04576 (2.9 mi) and 04537 (3.8 mi).

Is 04538 a PO Box ZIP code?

04538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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