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Where 04785 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 04785 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBLhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,785 = 3 × 5 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001010110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04783 (Stockholm, ME, 9 mi away) and 04786 (Washburn, ME, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04785 becomes 58740 — and that is a real ZIP code: Glenburn, ND, 1,531 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 05478, 05487, 05748, 05847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85074 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,467 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯1,600 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04785 and you would come out at 47.12°S, 111.96°E — 1,068 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
- 📏 At 125.4 square miles of land, 04785 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,073This ZIP2,073 |
|---|---|
| Households | 941This ZIP941 |
| Housing units | 1,360This ZIP1,360 |
| Median age | 56.5This ZIP56.5Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $41,528This ZIP$41,528Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $114,200This ZIP$114,200Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $734This ZIP$734Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.6%This ZIP12.6% |
| Mean commute | 13.6 minThis ZIP13.6 min |
| Population density | 16.5 / sq miThis ZIP16.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 43This ZIP43 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 389This ZIP389 |
| Annual payroll | $13,036,000This ZIP$13,036,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 950This ZIP950 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $48,686,000This ZIP$48,686,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 125.44 sq miThis ZIP125.44 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.70 sq miThis ZIP2.70 sq mi |
Other place names in 04785
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 04785
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04783 | Stockholm, ME | 9.2 mi |
04746 | Grand Isle, ME | 10.4 mi |
04762 | New Sweden, ME | 10.6 mi |
04779 | Sinclair, ME | 12.8 mi |
04773 | Saint David, ME | 13.5 mi |
04750 | Limestone, ME | 14.2 mi |
04736 | Caribou, ME | 14.4 mi |
04772 | Saint Agatha, ME | 15.5 mi |
04751 | Limestone, ME | 16.1 mi |
04766 | Perham, ME | 17.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04785?
04785 is in Van Buren, Maine, in Aroostook County. Its published point location is 47.1201, -68.0358.
What county is 04785 in?
04785 lies in Aroostook County.
What area code is 04785?
Van Buren uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04785 in?
04785 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04785?
About 2,073 people live in ZIP code 04785, in 941 households, at 16.5 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 04785?
$41,528 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04785?
The closest are 04783 (9.2 mi), 04746 (10.4 mi), 04762 (10.6 mi), 04779 (12.8 mi) and 04773 (13.5 mi).
Is 04785 a PO Box ZIP code?
04785 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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