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04747

ZIP 04747 is Island Falls, Maine, in Aroostook County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aroostook
Metro area
none
Population
1,316
Coordinates
45.9677, -68.2084
☼ Live from 04747 — Island Falls, ME

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Where 04747 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 04747
  • 🔢 Type 04747 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhLhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,747 = 47 × 101. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04746 (Grand Isle, ME, 89 mi away) and 04750 (Limestone, ME, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04747 becomes 74740 — and that is a real ZIP code: Haworth, OK, 1,622 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04774, 07474, 44077, 44707, 47407, 47470, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77440 in Elmaton, TX, 1,917 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,584 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04747 and you would come out at 45.97°S, 111.79°E — 992 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 309.8 square miles of land, 04747 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 235 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,316This ZIP1,316
Households574This ZIP574
Housing units932This ZIP932
Median age50.9This ZIP50.9Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,795This ZIP$56,795Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$120,200This ZIP$120,200Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$713This ZIP$713Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density4.2 / sq miThis ZIP4.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees142This ZIP142
Annual payroll$4,199,000This ZIP$4,199,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$27,704,000This ZIP$27,704,000

Land area

Land area309.83 sq miThis ZIP309.83 sq mi
Water area11.69 sq miThis ZIP11.69 sq mi

Other place names in 04747

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ZIP codes near 04747

ZIPCityDistance
04763 Oakfield, ME 8.6 mi
04776 Sherman, ME 11.4 mi
04780 Smyrna Mills, ME 14.3 mi
04761 New Limerick, ME 15.2 mi
04777 Stacyville, ME 15.3 mi
04471 Orient, ME 17.3 mi
04497 Wytopitlock, ME 18.2 mi
04733 Benedicta, ME 18.3 mi
04730 Houlton, ME 22.7 mi
04765 Patten, ME 23.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04747?

04747 is in Island Falls, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 45.9677, -68.2084.

What county is 04747 in?

04747 lies in Aroostook County.

What area code is 04747?

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

What time zone is 04747 in?

04747 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04747?

About 1,316 people live in ZIP code 04747, in 574 households, at 4.2 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 04747?

$56,795 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04747?

The closest are 04763 (8.6 mi), 04776 (11.4 mi), 04780 (14.3 mi), 04761 (15.2 mi) and 04777 (15.3 mi).

Is 04747 a PO Box ZIP code?

04747 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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