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04761

ZIP 04761 is New Limerick, Maine, in Aroostook County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aroostook
Metro area
none
Population
372
Coordinates
46.1172, -67.9756
☼ Live from 04761 — New Limerick, ME

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Where 04761 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04761
  • 🔢 Type 04761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,761 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04760 (Monticello, ME, 15 mi away) and 04762 (New Sweden, ME, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04761 becomes 16740 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Jewett, PA, 608 miles away.
  • 👥 72 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01467, 01746, 04617, 04671, 06147, 06417, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76401 in Stephenville, TX, 1,863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,596 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04761 and you would come out at 46.12°S, 112.02°E — 1,000 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 18.2 square miles of land, 04761 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population372This ZIP372
Households180This ZIP180
Housing units348This ZIP348
Median age58.3This ZIP58.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$53,810This ZIP$53,810Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$196,900This ZIP$196,900Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density20.5 / sq miThis ZIP20.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees218This ZIP218
Annual payroll$20,161,000This ZIP$20,161,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$16,114,000This ZIP$16,114,000

Land area

Land area18.18 sq miThis ZIP18.18 sq mi
Water area1.17 sq miThis ZIP1.17 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04761

ZIPCityDistance
04763 Oakfield, ME 7.3 mi
04730 Houlton, ME 7.5 mi
04780 Smyrna Mills, ME 14.4 mi
04471 Orient, ME 15.0 mi
04760 Monticello, ME 15.2 mi
04747 Island Falls, ME 15.2 mi
04735 Bridgewater, ME 18.2 mi
04764 Oxbow, ME 24.5 mi
04734 Blaine, ME 25.6 mi
04776 Sherman, ME 26.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04761?

04761 is in New Limerick, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 46.1172, -67.9756.

What county is 04761 in?

04761 lies in Aroostook County.

What area code is 04761?

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

What time zone is 04761 in?

04761 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04761?

About 372 people live in ZIP code 04761, in 180 households, at 20.5 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 04761?

$53,810 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04761?

The closest are 04763 (7.3 mi), 04730 (7.5 mi), 04780 (14.4 mi), 04471 (15 mi) and 04760 (15.2 mi).

Is 04761 a PO Box ZIP code?

04761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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