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04691

ZIP 04691 is Whiting, Maine, in Washington County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
none
Population
499
Coordinates
44.7603, -67.2550
☼ Live from 04691 — Whiting, ME

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Where 04691 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04691
  • 🔢 Type 04691 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGghO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 04691 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04686 (Wesley, ME, 27 mi away) and 04693 (Winter Harbor, ME, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04691 becomes 19640, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04961, 06419, 06491, 06914, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,268 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,626 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04691 and you would come out at 44.76°S, 112.74°E — 901 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 46.7 square miles of land, 04691 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population499This ZIP499
Households233This ZIP233
Housing units380This ZIP380
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$55,164This ZIP$55,164Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$212,900This ZIP$212,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$600This ZIP$600Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%This ZIP35.1%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density10.7 / sq miThis ZIP10.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees71This ZIP71
Annual payroll$2,756,000This ZIP$2,756,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$10,501,000This ZIP$10,501,000

Land area

Land area46.66 sq miThis ZIP46.66 sq mi
Water area5.36 sq miThis ZIP5.36 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04691

ZIPCityDistance
04626 Cutler, ME 6.5 mi
04628 Dennysville, ME 7.9 mi
04655 Machiasport, ME 9.4 mi
04652 Lubec, ME 10.3 mi
04654 Machias, ME 13.0 mi
04630 East Machias, ME 13.0 mi
04666 Pembroke, ME 14.0 mi
04631 Eastport, ME 15.9 mi
04667 Perry, ME 17.2 mi
04657 Meddybemps, ME 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04691?

04691 is in Whiting, Maine, in Washington County. Its published point location is 44.7603, -67.2550.

What county is 04691 in?

04691 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 04691?

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

What time zone is 04691 in?

04691 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04691?

About 499 people live in ZIP code 04691, in 233 households, at 10.7 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 04691?

$55,164 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04691?

The closest are 04626 (6.5 mi), 04628 (7.9 mi), 04655 (9.4 mi), 04652 (10.3 mi) and 04654 (13 mi).

Is 04691 a PO Box ZIP code?

04691 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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