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Where 04847 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 04847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,847 = 37 × 131. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04843 (Camden, ME, 6 mi away) and 04848 (Islesboro, ME, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04847 becomes 74840 — and that is a real ZIP code: Earlsboro, OK, 1,580 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 07844, 40847, 40874, 44087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84740 in Junction, UT, 2,248 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,530 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04847 and you would come out at 44.24°S, 110.81°E — 892 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
- 📏 At 22.0 square miles of land, 04847 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,748This ZIP1,748 |
|---|---|
| Households | 695This ZIP695 |
| Housing units | 870This ZIP870 |
| Median age | 44.6This ZIP44.6Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $86,766This ZIP$86,766Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $373,400This ZIP$373,400Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,219This ZIP$1,219Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.4%This ZIP47.4% |
| Mean commute | 19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min |
| Population density | 79.6 / sq miThis ZIP79.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 40This ZIP40 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 181This ZIP181 |
| Annual payroll | $8,437,000This ZIP$8,437,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 790This ZIP790 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $60,983,000This ZIP$60,983,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 21.96 sq miThis ZIP21.96 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04847
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04862 | Union, ME | 4.7 mi |
04865 | West Rockport, ME | 4.7 mi |
04856 | Rockport, ME | 5.3 mi |
04850 | Lincolnville Center, ME | 5.6 mi |
04843 | Camden, ME | 6.2 mi |
04841 | Rockland, ME | 7.9 mi |
04864 | Warren, ME | 8.3 mi |
04973 | Searsmont, ME | 8.8 mi |
04861 | Thomaston, ME | 9.3 mi |
04849 | Lincolnville, ME | 9.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04847?
04847 is in Hope, Maine, in Knox County. Its published point location is 44.2412, -69.1885.
What county is 04847 in?
04847 lies in Knox County.
What area code is 04847?
Hope uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04847 in?
04847 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04847?
About 1,748 people live in ZIP code 04847, in 695 households, at 79.6 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 04847?
$86,766 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04847?
The closest are 04862 (4.7 mi), 04865 (4.7 mi), 04856 (5.3 mi), 04850 (5.6 mi) and 04843 (6.2 mi).
Is 04847 a PO Box ZIP code?
04847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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