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04679

ZIP 04679 is Southwest Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock
Metro area
none
Population
1,553
Coordinates
44.2797, -68.3182
☼ Live from 04679 — Southwest Harbor, ME

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Where 04679 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04679
  • 🔢 Type 04679 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLghO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 04679 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04677 (Sorrento, ME, 15 mi away) and 04680 (Steuben, ME, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04679 becomes 97640 — and that is a real ZIP code: Summer Lake, OR, 2,568 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, 06794, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96407 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,292 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,573 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04679 and you would come out at 44.28°S, 111.68°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 13.5 square miles of land, 04679 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,553This ZIP1,553
Households731This ZIP731
Housing units1,450This ZIP1,450
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,205This ZIP$59,205Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$428,500This ZIP$428,500Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$959This ZIP$959Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%This ZIP35.3%
Mean commute15.7 minThis ZIP15.7 min
Population density114.9 / sq miThis ZIP114.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments154This ZIP154
Employees722This ZIP722
Annual payroll$38,761,000This ZIP$38,761,000
Tax returns filed1,030This ZIP1,030
Total adjusted gross income$85,554,000This ZIP$85,554,000

Land area

Land area13.51 sq miThis ZIP13.51 sq mi
Water area5.66 sq miThis ZIP5.66 sq mi

Other place names in 04679

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ZIP codes near 04679

ZIPCityDistance
04662 Northeast Harbor, ME 2.4 mi
04612 Bernard, ME 3.4 mi
04675 Seal Harbor, ME 3.9 mi
04660 Mount Desert, ME 4.1 mi
04646 Islesford, ME 4.6 mi
04653 Bass Harbor, ME 5.4 mi
04625 Cranberry Isles, ME 5.7 mi
04674 Seal Cove, ME 7.1 mi
04609 Bar Harbor, ME 8.6 mi
04644 Hulls Cove, ME 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04679?

04679 is in Southwest Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 44.2797, -68.3182.

What county is 04679 in?

04679 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 04679?

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

What time zone is 04679 in?

04679 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04679?

About 1,553 people live in ZIP code 04679, in 731 households, at 114.9 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 04679?

$59,205 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04679?

The closest are 04662 (2.4 mi), 04612 (3.4 mi), 04675 (3.9 mi), 04660 (4.1 mi) and 04646 (4.6 mi).

Is 04679 a PO Box ZIP code?

04679 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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