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Where 04779 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 04779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,779 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 59. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001010101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04777 (Stacyville, ME, 88 mi away) and 04780 (Smyrna Mills, ME, 65 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04779 becomes 97740, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07974, 09747, 09774, 40977, 47907, 47970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09747 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,083 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯1,588 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04779 and you would come out at 47.12°S, 111.69°E — 1,071 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
- 📏 At 100.2 square miles of land, 04779 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 446This ZIP446 |
|---|---|
| Households | 201This ZIP201 |
| Housing units | 552This ZIP552 |
| Median age | 63.8This ZIP63.8Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $74,438This ZIP$74,438Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $172,200This ZIP$172,200Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.8%This ZIP13.8% |
| Mean commute | 40.0 minThis ZIP40.0 min |
| Population density | 4.5 / sq miThis ZIP4.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 23This ZIP23 |
| Annual payroll | $986,000This ZIP$986,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 200This ZIP200 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $13,106,000This ZIP$13,106,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 100.17 sq miThis ZIP100.17 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 23.87 sq miThis ZIP23.87 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04779
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04783 | Stockholm, ME | 7.9 mi |
04772 | Saint Agatha, ME | 8.3 mi |
04773 | Saint David, ME | 11.2 mi |
04745 | Frenchville, ME | 11.7 mi |
04746 | Grand Isle, ME | 12.1 mi |
04785 | Van Buren, ME | 12.8 mi |
04762 | New Sweden, ME | 13.3 mi |
04756 | Madawaska, ME | 14.2 mi |
04781 | Wallagrass, ME | 14.6 mi |
04744 | Fort Kent Mills, ME | 15.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04779?
04779 is in Sinclair, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 47.1162, -68.3077.
What county is 04779 in?
04779 lies in Aroostook County.
What area code is 04779?
Sinclair uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04779 in?
04779 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04779?
About 446 people live in ZIP code 04779, in 201 households, at 4.5 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 04779?
$74,438 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04779?
The closest are 04783 (7.9 mi), 04772 (8.3 mi), 04773 (11.2 mi), 04745 (11.7 mi) and 04746 (12.1 mi).
Is 04779 a PO Box ZIP code?
04779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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