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04742

ZIP 04742 is Fort Fairfield, Maine, in Aroostook County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aroostook
Metro area
none
Population
3,309
Coordinates
46.7762, -67.8592
☼ Live from 04742 — Fort Fairfield, ME

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Where 04742 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 04742
  • 🔢 Type 04742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,742 = 2 × 2371. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04741 (Estcourt Station, ME, 80 mi away) and 04743 (Fort Kent, ME, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04742 becomes 24740 — and that is a real ZIP code: Princeton, WV, 936 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02447, 02474, 02744, 04274, 04427, 04472, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70442 in Husser, LA, 1,632 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,606 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04742 and you would come out at 46.78°S, 112.14°E — 1,043 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 77.0 square miles of land, 04742 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,309This ZIP3,309
Households1,521This ZIP1,521
Housing units1,855This ZIP1,855
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,852This ZIP$70,852Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$161,000This ZIP$161,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$945This ZIP$945Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%This ZIP35.0%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density43.0 / sq miThis ZIP43.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees335This ZIP335
Annual payroll$14,476,000This ZIP$14,476,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$86,032,000This ZIP$86,032,000

Land area

Land area77.04 sq miThis ZIP77.04 sq mi
Water area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi

Other place names in 04742

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 04742

ZIPCityDistance
04769 Presque Isle, ME 8.8 mi
04751 Limestone, ME 9.5 mi
04740 Easton, ME 9.9 mi
04738 Crouseville, ME 11.3 mi
04736 Caribou, ME 12.3 mi
04750 Limestone, ME 12.3 mi
04758 Mars Hill, ME 15.0 mi
04786 Washburn, ME 15.8 mi
04787 Westfield, ME 17.5 mi
04762 New Sweden, ME 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04742?

04742 is in Fort Fairfield, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 46.7762, -67.8592.

What county is 04742 in?

04742 lies in Aroostook County.

What area code is 04742?

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

What time zone is 04742 in?

04742 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04742?

About 3,309 people live in ZIP code 04742, in 1,521 households, at 43.0 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 04742?

$70,852 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04742?

The closest are 04769 (8.8 mi), 04751 (9.5 mi), 04740 (9.9 mi), 04738 (11.3 mi) and 04736 (12.3 mi).

Is 04742 a PO Box ZIP code?

04742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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