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04562

ZIP 04562 is Phippsburg, Maine, in Sagadahoc County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sagadahoc
Population
2,238
Coordinates
43.7708, -69.8192
☼ Live from 04562 — Phippsburg, ME

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Where 04562 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04562
  • 🔢 Type 04562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgShO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,562 = 2 × 2281. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04558 (Pemaquid, ME, 17 mi away) and 04563 (Cushing, ME, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04562 becomes 26540, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64502 in Saint Joseph, MO, 1,314 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,498 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04562 and you would come out at 43.77°S, 110.18°E — 873 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 28.8 square miles of land, 04562 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,238This ZIP2,238
Households1,050This ZIP1,050
Housing units1,763This ZIP1,763
Median age54.3This ZIP54.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$107,833This ZIP$107,833Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$335,800This ZIP$335,800Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,022This ZIP$1,022Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%This ZIP37.7%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density77.8 / sq miThis ZIP77.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees126This ZIP126
Annual payroll$8,641,000This ZIP$8,641,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$97,340,000This ZIP$97,340,000

Land area

Land area28.76 sq miThis ZIP28.76 sq mi
Water area16.11 sq miThis ZIP16.11 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04562

ZIPCityDistance
04565 Sebasco Estates, ME 2.2 mi
04548 Georgetown, ME 5.6 mi
04066 Orrs Island, ME 7.4 mi
04003 Bailey Island, ME 8.0 mi
04530 Bath, ME 8.1 mi
04079 Harpswell, ME 8.2 mi
04576 Southport, ME 8.3 mi
04575 West Boothbay Harbor, ME 9.6 mi
04570 Squirrel Island, ME 9.8 mi
04538 Boothbay Harbor, ME 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04562?

04562 is in Phippsburg, Maine, in Sagadahoc County, part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7708, -69.8192.

What county is 04562 in?

04562 lies in Sagadahoc County.

What area code is 04562?

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

What time zone is 04562 in?

04562 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04562?

About 2,238 people live in ZIP code 04562, in 1,050 households, at 77.8 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 04562?

$107,833 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04562?

The closest are 04565 (2.2 mi), 04548 (5.6 mi), 04066 (7.4 mi), 04003 (8 mi) and 04530 (8.1 mi).

Is 04562 a PO Box ZIP code?

04562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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