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04849

ZIP 04849 is Lincolnville, Maine, in Waldo County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Waldo
Metro area
none
Population
4,017
Coordinates
44.3164, -69.0264
☼ Live from 04849 — Lincolnville, ME

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Where 04849 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04849
  • 🔢 Type 04849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,849 = 13 × 373. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04848 (Islesboro, ME, 6 mi away) and 04850 (Lincolnville Center, ME, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04849 becomes 94840, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04489, 04984, 09448, 09844, 40489, 40849, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09844 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,430 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,538 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04849 and you would come out at 44.32°S, 110.97°E — 894 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 61.1 square miles of land, 04849 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,017This ZIP4,017
Households1,787This ZIP1,787
Housing units2,552This ZIP2,552
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,377This ZIP$80,377Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$360,600This ZIP$360,600Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$984This ZIP$984Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%This ZIP49.5%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density65.7 / sq miThis ZIP65.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments110This ZIP110
Employees485This ZIP485
Annual payroll$20,463,000This ZIP$20,463,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$171,124,000This ZIP$171,124,000

Land area

Land area61.12 sq miThis ZIP61.12 sq mi
Water area17.51 sq miThis ZIP17.51 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04849

ZIPCityDistance
04850 Lincolnville Center, ME 4.2 mi
04848 Islesboro, ME 5.6 mi
04843 Camden, ME 5.7 mi
04973 Searsmont, ME 8.7 mi
04952 Morrill, ME 9.2 mi
04847 Hope, ME 9.6 mi
04865 West Rockport, ME 9.8 mi
04915 Belfast, ME 10.2 mi
04856 Rockport, ME 10.5 mi
04642 Harborside, ME 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04849?

04849 is in Lincolnville, Maine, in Waldo County. Its published point location is 44.3164, -69.0264.

What county is 04849 in?

04849 lies in Waldo County.

What area code is 04849?

Lincolnville uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 04849 in?

04849 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04849?

About 4,017 people live in ZIP code 04849, in 1,787 households, at 65.7 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 04849?

$80,377 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04849?

The closest are 04850 (4.2 mi), 04848 (5.6 mi), 04843 (5.7 mi), 04973 (8.7 mi) and 04952 (9.2 mi).

Is 04849 a PO Box ZIP code?

04849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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