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Where 04768 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.
- 🔢 Type 04768 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgLhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,768 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 149. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001010100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04766 (Perham, ME, 40 mi away) and 04769 (Presque Isle, ME, 51 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04768 becomes 86740, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04786, 06478, 06487, 06784, 07648, 07846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86047 in Winslow, AZ, 2,280 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,550 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04768 and you would come out at 46.80°S, 110.95°E — 1,058 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
- 📏 At 87.4 square miles of land, 04768 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 374This ZIP374 |
|---|---|
| Households | 192This ZIP192 |
| Housing units | 472This ZIP472 |
| Median age | 66.2This ZIP66.2Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,000This ZIP$60,000Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $202,200This ZIP$202,200Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,100This ZIP$1,100Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.6%This ZIP11.6% |
| Mean commute | 25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min |
| Population density | 4.3 / sq miThis ZIP4.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 17This ZIP17 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 95This ZIP95 |
| Annual payroll | $4,069,000This ZIP$4,069,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 200This ZIP200 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $12,384,000This ZIP$12,384,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 87.35 sq miThis ZIP87.35 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.85 sq miThis ZIP3.85 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04768
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04774 | Saint Francis, ME | 22.7 mi |
04739 | Eagle Lake, ME | 24.9 mi |
04737 | Clayton Lake, ME | 25.4 mi |
04743 | Fort Kent, ME | 29.4 mi |
04732 | Ashland, ME | 30.9 mi |
04781 | Wallagrass, ME | 32.1 mi |
04775 | Sheridan, ME | 32.2 mi |
04744 | Fort Kent Mills, ME | 37.7 mi |
04766 | Perham, ME | 40.2 mi |
04786 | Washburn, ME | 40.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04768?
04768 is in Portage, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 46.7968, -69.0545.
What county is 04768 in?
04768 lies in Aroostook County.
What time zone is 04768 in?
04768 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04768?
About 374 people live in ZIP code 04768, in 192 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 04768?
$60,000 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04768?
The closest are 04774 (22.7 mi), 04739 (24.9 mi), 04737 (25.4 mi), 04743 (29.4 mi) and 04732 (30.9 mi).
Is 04768 a PO Box ZIP code?
04768 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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