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Where 04640 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 04640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhghO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆04640 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 4,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 29. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001000100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04637 (Grand Lake Stream, ME, 52 mi away) and 04642 (Harborside, ME, 29 mi away).
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04046, 04064, 04406, 04460, 06404, 06440, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64040 in Holden, MO, 1,380 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯1,575 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04640 and you would come out at 44.52°S, 111.71°E — 897 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 29.3 square miles of land, 04640 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,450This ZIP2,450 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,117This ZIP1,117 |
| Housing units | 1,479This ZIP1,479 |
| Median age | 54.8This ZIP54.8Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $71,699This ZIP$71,699Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $269,100This ZIP$269,100Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,171This ZIP$1,171Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.2%This ZIP36.2% |
| Mean commute | 29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min |
| Population density | 83.6 / sq miThis ZIP83.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 75This ZIP75 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 464This ZIP464 |
| Annual payroll | $30,237,000This ZIP$30,237,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,310This ZIP1,310 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $84,105,000This ZIP$84,105,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 29.32 sq miThis ZIP29.32 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 8.83 sq miThis ZIP8.83 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04640
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04677 | Sorrento, ME | 6.3 mi |
04672 | Salsbury Cove, ME | 6.5 mi |
04634 | Franklin, ME | 7.3 mi |
04644 | Hulls Cove, ME | 7.5 mi |
04664 | Sullivan, ME | 7.5 mi |
04609 | Bar Harbor, ME | 8.8 mi |
04607 | Gouldsboro, ME | 10.6 mi |
04684 | Surry, ME | 11.6 mi |
04605 | Ellsworth, ME | 12.4 mi |
04660 | Mount Desert, ME | 13.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04640?
04640 is in Hancock, Maine, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 44.5246, -68.2853.
What county is 04640 in?
04640 lies in Hancock County.
What area code is 04640?
Hancock uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04640 in?
04640 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04640?
About 2,450 people live in ZIP code 04640, in 1,117 households, at 83.6 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 04640?
$71,699 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04640?
The closest are 04677 (6.3 mi), 04672 (6.5 mi), 04634 (7.3 mi), 04644 (7.5 mi) and 04664 (7.5 mi).
Is 04640 a PO Box ZIP code?
04640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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