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04685

ZIP 04685 is Swans Island, Maine, in Hancock County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock
Metro area
none
Population
438
Coordinates
44.1580, -68.4420
☼ Live from 04685 — Swans Island, ME

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Where 04685 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04685
  • 🔢 Type 04685 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBghO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,685 = 5 × 937. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001001001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04684 (Surry, ME, 22 mi away) and 04686 (Wesley, ME, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04685 becomes 58640 — and that is a real ZIP code: Killdeer, ND, 1,662 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04856, 04865, 05468, 05486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86405 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 2,507 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,567 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04685 and you would come out at 44.16°S, 111.56°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 16.0 square miles of land, 04685 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population438This ZIP438
Households200This ZIP200
Housing units493This ZIP493
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,250This ZIP$86,250Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$316,700This ZIP$316,700Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,125This ZIP$2,125Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.9%This ZIP37.9%
Mean commute12.0 minThis ZIP12.0 min
Population density27.4 / sq miThis ZIP27.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,355,000This ZIP$1,355,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$11,337,000This ZIP$11,337,000

Land area

Land area15.99 sq miThis ZIP15.99 sq mi
Water area68.33 sq miThis ZIP68.33 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04685

ZIPCityDistance
04635 Frenchboro, ME 5.2 mi
04653 Bass Harbor, ME 6.4 mi
04674 Seal Cove, ME 6.9 mi
04612 Bernard, ME 7.8 mi
04616 Brooklin, ME 9.3 mi
04681 Stonington, ME 10.1 mi
04679 Southwest Harbor, ME 10.4 mi
04645 Isle Au Haut, ME 11.0 mi
04646 Islesford, ME 12.7 mi
04662 Northeast Harbor, ME 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04685?

04685 is in Swans Island, Maine, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 44.1580, -68.4420.

What county is 04685 in?

04685 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 04685?

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

What time zone is 04685 in?

04685 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04685?

About 438 people live in ZIP code 04685, in 200 households, at 27.4 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 04685?

$86,250 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04685?

The closest are 04635 (5.2 mi), 04653 (6.4 mi), 04674 (6.9 mi), 04612 (7.8 mi) and 04616 (9.3 mi).

Is 04685 a PO Box ZIP code?

04685 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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