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04568

ZIP 04568 is South Bristol, Maine, in Lincoln County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lincoln
Metro area
none
Population
512
Coordinates
43.8862, -69.5580
☼ Live from 04568 — South Bristol, ME

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Where 04568 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04568
  • 🔢 Type 04568 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgShO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,568 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 571. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04565 (Sebasco Estates, ME, 17 mi away) and 04570 (Squirrel Island, ME, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04568 becomes 86540 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nazlini, AZ, 2,161 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, 05486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86405 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 2,452 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,511 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04568 and you would come out at 43.89°S, 110.44°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 04568 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population512This ZIP512
Households304This ZIP304
Housing units794This ZIP794
Median age57.0This ZIP57.0Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$54,478This ZIP$54,478Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$550,000This ZIP$550,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,347This ZIP$1,347Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.3%This ZIP67.3%
Mean commute14.0 minThis ZIP14.0 min
Population density98.3 / sq miThis ZIP98.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$2,489,000This ZIP$2,489,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$32,771,000This ZIP$32,771,000

Land area

Land area5.21 sq miThis ZIP5.21 sq mi
Water area7.72 sq miThis ZIP7.72 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04568

ZIPCityDistance
04558 Pemaquid, ME 1.9 mi
04554 New Harbor, ME 2.8 mi
04537 Boothbay, ME 3.6 mi
04541 Chamberlain, ME 3.7 mi
04538 Boothbay Harbor, ME 4.5 mi
04573 Walpole, ME 4.5 mi
04544 East Boothbay, ME 4.9 mi
04564 Round Pond, ME 5.3 mi
04575 West Boothbay Harbor, ME 5.7 mi
04571 Trevett, ME 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04568?

04568 is in South Bristol, Maine, in Lincoln County. Its published point location is 43.8862, -69.5580.

What county is 04568 in?

04568 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 04568?

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

What time zone is 04568 in?

04568 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04568?

About 512 people live in ZIP code 04568, in 304 households, at 98.3 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 04568?

$54,478 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04568?

The closest are 04558 (1.9 mi), 04554 (2.8 mi), 04537 (3.6 mi), 04541 (3.7 mi) and 04538 (4.5 mi).

Is 04568 a PO Box ZIP code?

04568 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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