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04642

ZIP 04642 is Harborside, Maine, in Hancock County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock
Metro area
none
Population
202
Coordinates
44.3306, -68.8099
☼ Live from 04642 — Harborside, ME

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Where 04642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04642
  • 🔢 Type 04642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhghO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,642 = 2 × 11 × 211. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04640 (Hancock, ME, 29 mi away) and 04643 (Harrington, ME, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04642 becomes 24640 — and that is a real ZIP code: Red Ash, VA, 845 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02446, 02464, 02644, 04426, 04462, 04624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64024 in Excelsior Springs, MO, 1,347 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,549 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04642 and you would come out at 44.33°S, 111.19°E — 892 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 8.5 square miles of land, 04642 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population202This ZIP202
Households123This ZIP123
Housing units286This ZIP286
Median age62.5This ZIP62.5Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,563This ZIP$71,563Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$384,600This ZIP$384,600Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,320This ZIP$1,320Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%This ZIP50.3%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density23.7 / sq miThis ZIP23.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,594,000This ZIP$1,594,000

Land area

Land area8.52 sq miThis ZIP8.52 sq mi
Water area11.90 sq miThis ZIP11.90 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04642

ZIPCityDistance
04617 Brooksville, ME 4.7 mi
04650 Little Deer Isle, ME 5.2 mi
04421 Castine, ME 5.4 mi
04848 Islesboro, ME 5.6 mi
04420 Castine, ME 5.7 mi
04683 Sunset, ME 6.6 mi
04627 Deer Isle, ME 7.0 mi
04673 Sargentville, ME 7.4 mi
04676 Sedgwick, ME 8.7 mi
04849 Lincolnville, ME 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04642?

04642 is in Harborside, Maine, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 44.3306, -68.8099.

What county is 04642 in?

04642 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 04642?

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

What time zone is 04642 in?

04642 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04642?

About 202 people live in ZIP code 04642, in 123 households, at 23.7 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 04642?

$71,563 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04642?

The closest are 04617 (4.7 mi), 04650 (5.2 mi), 04421 (5.4 mi), 04848 (5.6 mi) and 04420 (5.7 mi).

Is 04642 a PO Box ZIP code?

04642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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