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Where 04563 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.
- 🔢 Type 04563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgShO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,563 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 13. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04562 (Phippsburg, ME, 33 mi away) and 04564 (Round Pond, ME, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04563 becomes 36540 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gainestown, AL, 1,324 miles away.
- 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04635, 04653, 05346, 05463, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64503 in Saint Joseph, MO, 1,343 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,526 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04563 and you would come out at 44.01°S, 110.74°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
- 📏 At 19.2 square miles of land, 04563 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,460This ZIP1,460 |
|---|---|
| Households | 686This ZIP686 |
| Housing units | 943This ZIP943 |
| Median age | 48.8This ZIP48.8Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $83,500This ZIP$83,500Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $409,800This ZIP$409,800Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,553This ZIP$1,553Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.4%This ZIP38.4% |
| Mean commute | 23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min |
| Population density | 75.9 / sq miThis ZIP75.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 31This ZIP31 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 78This ZIP78 |
| Annual payroll | $4,969,000This ZIP$4,969,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 770This ZIP770 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $67,326,000This ZIP$67,326,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 19.24 sq miThis ZIP19.24 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 6.25 sq miThis ZIP6.25 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04563
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04547 | Friendship, ME | 4.4 mi |
04860 | Tenants Harbor, ME | 4.9 mi |
04859 | Spruce Head, ME | 5.1 mi |
04858 | South Thomaston, ME | 5.7 mi |
04855 | Port Clyde, ME | 5.8 mi |
04861 | Thomaston, ME | 7.8 mi |
04864 | Warren, ME | 7.9 mi |
04854 | Owls Head, ME | 8.6 mi |
04551 | Bremen, ME | 9.0 mi |
04572 | Waldoboro, ME | 9.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04563?
04563 is in Cushing, Maine, in Knox County. Its published point location is 44.0139, -69.2587.
What county is 04563 in?
04563 lies in Knox County.
What area code is 04563?
Cushing uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04563 in?
04563 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04563?
About 1,460 people live in ZIP code 04563, in 686 households, at 75.9 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 04563?
$83,500 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04563?
The closest are 04547 (4.4 mi), 04860 (4.9 mi), 04859 (5.1 mi), 04858 (5.7 mi) and 04855 (5.8 mi).
Is 04563 a PO Box ZIP code?
04563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “04563 ZIP Code — Cushing, Maine (Knox County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/04563
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