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04762

ZIP 04762 is New Sweden, Maine, in Aroostook County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aroostook
Metro area
none
Population
494
Coordinates
46.9764, -68.1150
☼ Live from 04762 — New Sweden, ME

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Where 04762 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04762
  • 🔢 Type 04762 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgLhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,762 = 2 × 2381. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04761 (New Limerick, ME, 60 mi away) and 04763 (Oakfield, ME, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04762 becomes 26740, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76402 in Stephenville, TX, 1,882 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯1,595 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04762 and you would come out at 46.98°S, 111.89°E — 1,059 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 34.5 square miles of land, 04762 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population494This ZIP494
Households204This ZIP204
Housing units261This ZIP261
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$58,333This ZIP$58,333Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$164,700This ZIP$164,700Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$658This ZIP$658Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density14.3 / sq miThis ZIP14.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$689,000This ZIP$689,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$12,947,000This ZIP$12,947,000

Land area

Land area34.50 sq miThis ZIP34.50 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04762

ZIPCityDistance
04783 Stockholm, ME 5.3 mi
04736 Caribou, ME 6.0 mi
04766 Perham, ME 7.5 mi
04751 Limestone, ME 9.2 mi
04785 Van Buren, ME 10.6 mi
04750 Limestone, ME 12.2 mi
04786 Washburn, ME 13.1 mi
04779 Sinclair, ME 13.3 mi
04738 Crouseville, ME 15.3 mi
04742 Fort Fairfield, ME 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04762?

04762 is in New Sweden, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 46.9764, -68.1150.

What county is 04762 in?

04762 lies in Aroostook County.

What area code is 04762?

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

What time zone is 04762 in?

04762 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04762?

About 494 people live in ZIP code 04762, in 204 households, at 14.3 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 04762?

$58,333 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04762?

The closest are 04783 (5.3 mi), 04736 (6 mi), 04766 (7.5 mi), 04751 (9.2 mi) and 04785 (10.6 mi).

Is 04762 a PO Box ZIP code?

04762 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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