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Where 04612 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 04612 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIghO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,612 = 2 × 2 × 1153. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001000000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04611 (Beals, ME, 40 mi away) and 04613 (Birch Harbor, ME, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04612 becomes 21640 — and that is a real ZIP code: Henderson, MD, 525 miles away.
- 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64012 in Belton, MO, 1,399 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯1,570 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04612 and you would come out at 44.26°S, 111.62°E — 881 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
- 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 04612 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 505This ZIP505 |
|---|---|
| Households | 270This ZIP270 |
| Housing units | 499This ZIP499 |
| Median age | 59.2This ZIP59.2Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $89,839This ZIP$89,839Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $407,300This ZIP$407,300Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,105This ZIP$1,105Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 60.2%This ZIP60.2% |
| Mean commute | 21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min |
| Population density | 120.3 / sq miThis ZIP120.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 53This ZIP53 |
| Annual payroll | $3,531,000This ZIP$3,531,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 290This ZIP290 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $18,665,000This ZIP$18,665,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 4.20 sq miThis ZIP4.20 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04612
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04679 | Southwest Harbor, ME | 3.4 mi |
04674 | Seal Cove, ME | 3.8 mi |
04653 | Bass Harbor, ME | 4.9 mi |
04660 | Mount Desert, ME | 5.4 mi |
04662 | Northeast Harbor, ME | 5.6 mi |
04675 | Seal Harbor, ME | 7.2 mi |
04646 | Islesford, ME | 7.6 mi |
04616 | Brooklin, ME | 7.6 mi |
04685 | Swans Island, ME | 7.8 mi |
04625 | Cranberry Isles, ME | 8.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04612?
04612 is in Bernard, Maine, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 44.2617, -68.3814.
What county is 04612 in?
04612 lies in Hancock County.
What area code is 04612?
Bernard uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04612 in?
04612 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04612?
About 505 people live in ZIP code 04612, in 270 households, at 120.3 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 04612?
$89,839 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04612?
The closest are 04679 (3.4 mi), 04674 (3.8 mi), 04653 (4.9 mi), 04660 (5.4 mi) and 04662 (5.6 mi).
Is 04612 a PO Box ZIP code?
04612 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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