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Where 04848 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 04848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 101. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04847 (Hope, ME, 14 mi away) and 04849 (Lincolnville, ME, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04848 becomes 84840, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04488, 08844, 40488, 44088, 44880, 48048, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88044 in La Mesa, NM, 2,218 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,544 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04848 and you would come out at 44.30°S, 111.08°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
- 📏 At 14.3 square miles of land, 04848 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 636This ZIP636 |
|---|---|
| Households | 330This ZIP330 |
| Housing units | 701This ZIP701 |
| Median age | 57.0This ZIP57.0Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $88,438This ZIP$88,438Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $288,800This ZIP$288,800Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $938This ZIP$938Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.8%This ZIP47.8% |
| Mean commute | 7.6 minThis ZIP7.6 min |
| Population density | 44.5 / sq miThis ZIP44.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 44This ZIP44 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 152This ZIP152 |
| Annual payroll | $6,666,000This ZIP$6,666,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 310This ZIP310 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $32,549,000This ZIP$32,549,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 14.31 sq miThis ZIP14.31 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 54.54 sq miThis ZIP54.54 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04848
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04849 | Lincolnville, ME | 5.6 mi |
04642 | Harborside, ME | 5.6 mi |
04683 | Sunset, ME | 6.3 mi |
04627 | Deer Isle, ME | 7.7 mi |
04843 | Camden, ME | 8.5 mi |
04421 | Castine, ME | 9.1 mi |
04850 | Lincolnville Center, ME | 9.5 mi |
04420 | Castine, ME | 9.8 mi |
04650 | Little Deer Isle, ME | 9.9 mi |
04617 | Brooksville, ME | 10.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04848?
04848 is in Islesboro, Maine, in Waldo County. Its published point location is 44.2989, -68.9152.
What county is 04848 in?
04848 lies in Waldo County.
What area code is 04848?
Islesboro uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04848 in?
04848 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04848?
About 636 people live in ZIP code 04848, in 330 households, at 44.5 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 04848?
$88,438 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04848?
The closest are 04849 (5.6 mi), 04642 (5.6 mi), 04683 (6.3 mi), 04627 (7.7 mi) and 04843 (8.5 mi).
Is 04848 a PO Box ZIP code?
04848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “04848 ZIP Code — Islesboro, Maine (Waldo County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/04848
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