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04739

ZIP 04739 is Eagle Lake, Maine, in Aroostook County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aroostook
Metro area
none
Population
825
Coordinates
46.9773, -68.5990
☼ Live from 04739 — Eagle Lake, ME

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Where 04739 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04739
  • 🔢 Type 04739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,739 = 7 × 677. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04738 (Crouseville, ME, 28 mi away) and 04740 (Easton, ME, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04739 becomes 93740 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fresno, CA, 2,672 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03749, 04937, 04973, 07439, 07934, 09734, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09734 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,100 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,573 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04739 and you would come out at 46.98°S, 111.40°E — 1,065 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 192.3 square miles of land, 04739 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 146 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population825This ZIP825
Households357This ZIP357
Housing units918This ZIP918
Median age58.2This ZIP58.2Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,028This ZIP$59,028Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$214,500This ZIP$214,500Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$508This ZIP$508Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density4.3 / sq miThis ZIP4.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees154This ZIP154
Annual payroll$8,288,000This ZIP$8,288,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$24,475,000This ZIP$24,475,000

Land area

Land area192.26 sq miThis ZIP192.26 sq mi
Water area15.38 sq miThis ZIP15.38 sq mi

Other place names in 04739

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ZIP codes near 04739

ZIPCityDistance
04781 Wallagrass, ME 12.0 mi
04743 Fort Kent, ME 14.1 mi
04779 Sinclair, ME 16.7 mi
04744 Fort Kent Mills, ME 18.1 mi
04766 Perham, ME 19.0 mi
04783 Stockholm, ME 19.8 mi
04774 Saint Francis, ME 22.0 mi
04772 Saint Agatha, ME 22.2 mi
04745 Frenchville, ME 22.6 mi
04762 New Sweden, ME 22.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04739?

04739 is in Eagle Lake, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 46.9773, -68.5990.

What county is 04739 in?

04739 lies in Aroostook County.

What area code is 04739?

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

What time zone is 04739 in?

04739 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04739?

About 825 people live in ZIP code 04739, in 357 households, at 4.3 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 04739?

$59,028 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04739?

The closest are 04781 (12 mi), 04743 (14.1 mi), 04779 (16.7 mi), 04744 (18.1 mi) and 04766 (19 mi).

Is 04739 a PO Box ZIP code?

04739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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