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04609

ZIP 04609 is Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock
Metro area
none
Population
5,244
Coordinates
44.3975, -68.2638
☼ Live from 04609 — Bar Harbor, ME

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Where 04609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04609
  • 🔢 Type 04609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOghO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,609 = 11 × 419. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04607 (Gouldsboro, ME, 10 mi away) and 04611 (Beals, ME, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04609 becomes 90640 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montebello, CA, 2,719 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00694, 04069, 04096, 06094, 06409, 06904, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09604 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,197 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,576 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04609 and you would come out at 44.40°S, 111.74°E — 888 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 42.2 square miles of land, 04609 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,244This ZIP5,244
Households2,479This ZIP2,479
Housing units3,573This ZIP3,573
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,180This ZIP$77,180Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$538,400This ZIP$538,400Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,106This ZIP$1,106Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.3%This ZIP68.3%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density124.1 / sq miThis ZIP124.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments394This ZIP394
Employees4,198This ZIP4,198
Annual payroll$333,016,000This ZIP$333,016,000
Tax returns filed2,870This ZIP2,870
Total adjusted gross income$261,915,000This ZIP$261,915,000

Land area

Land area42.24 sq miThis ZIP42.24 sq mi
Water area20.87 sq miThis ZIP20.87 sq mi

Other place names in 04609

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ZIP codes near 04609

ZIPCityDistance
04644 Hulls Cove, ME 1.6 mi
04672 Salsbury Cove, ME 2.5 mi
04660 Mount Desert, ME 5.9 mi
04662 Northeast Harbor, ME 6.4 mi
04677 Sorrento, ME 6.6 mi
04675 Seal Harbor, ME 6.8 mi
04693 Winter Harbor, ME 8.5 mi
04679 Southwest Harbor, ME 8.6 mi
04640 Hancock, ME 8.8 mi
04646 Islesford, ME 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04609?

04609 is in Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 44.3975, -68.2638.

What county is 04609 in?

04609 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 04609?

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

What time zone is 04609 in?

04609 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04609?

About 5,244 people live in ZIP code 04609, in 2,479 households, at 124.1 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 04609?

$77,180 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04609?

The closest are 04644 (1.6 mi), 04672 (2.5 mi), 04660 (5.9 mi), 04662 (6.4 mi) and 04677 (6.6 mi).

Is 04609 a PO Box ZIP code?

04609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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