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04543

ZIP 04543 is Damariscotta, Maine, in Lincoln County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lincoln
Metro area
none
Population
2,192
Coordinates
44.0224, -69.4908
☼ Live from 04543 — Damariscotta, ME

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Where 04543 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 04543
  • 🔢 Type 04543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhShO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,543 = 7 × 11 × 59. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04541 (Chamberlain, ME, 9 mi away) and 04544 (East Boothbay, ME, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04543 becomes 34540, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03445, 04345, 04354, 04435, 04453, 05344, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34045 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,512 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,515 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04543 and you would come out at 44.02°S, 110.51°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 12.4 square miles of land, 04543 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,192This ZIP2,192
Households988This ZIP988
Housing units1,302This ZIP1,302
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,423This ZIP$59,423Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$363,500This ZIP$363,500Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,027This ZIP$1,027Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.9%This ZIP41.9%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density176.3 / sq miThis ZIP176.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments213This ZIP213
Employees2,399This ZIP2,399
Annual payroll$125,596,000This ZIP$125,596,000
Tax returns filed1,290This ZIP1,290
Total adjusted gross income$102,362,000This ZIP$102,362,000

Land area

Land area12.43 sq miThis ZIP12.43 sq mi
Water area2.28 sq miThis ZIP2.28 sq mi

Other place names in 04543

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 04543

ZIPCityDistance
04549 Isle Of Springs, ME 1.6 mi
04539 Bristol, ME 3.4 mi
04551 Bremen, ME 3.8 mi
04553 Newcastle, ME 4.3 mi
04555 Nobleboro, ME 5.5 mi
04573 Walpole, ME 5.8 mi
04564 Round Pond, ME 6.5 mi
04556 Edgecomb, ME 6.8 mi
04547 Friendship, ME 8.4 mi
04535 Alna, ME 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04543?

04543 is in Damariscotta, Maine, in Lincoln County. Its published point location is 44.0224, -69.4908.

What county is 04543 in?

04543 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 04543?

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

What time zone is 04543 in?

04543 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04543?

About 2,192 people live in ZIP code 04543, in 988 households, at 176.3 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 04543?

$59,423 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04543?

The closest are 04549 (1.6 mi), 04539 (3.4 mi), 04551 (3.8 mi), 04553 (4.3 mi) and 04555 (5.5 mi).

Is 04543 a PO Box ZIP code?

04543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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