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Where 04851 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 04851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,851 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 11. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04850 (Lincolnville Center, ME, 32 mi away) and 04852 (Monhegan, ME, 22 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04851 becomes 15840 — and that is a real ZIP code: Falls Creek, PA, 539 miles away.
- 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01845, 01854, 05148, 05481, 05841, 08514, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85041 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,413 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,545 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04851 and you would come out at 43.86°S, 111.12°E — 862 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
- 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 04851 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 48This ZIP48 |
|---|---|
| Households | 19This ZIP19 |
| Housing units | 129This ZIP129 |
| Median age | 65.2This ZIP65.2Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $65,417This ZIP$65,417Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $350,000This ZIP$350,000Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.4%This ZIP36.4% |
| Population density | 25.0 / sq miThis ZIP25.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2This ZIP2 |
| Annual payroll | $602,000This ZIP$602,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 5.19 sq miThis ZIP5.19 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04851
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04863 | Vinalhaven, ME | 14.5 mi |
04854 | Owls Head, ME | 16.7 mi |
04859 | Spruce Head, ME | 16.9 mi |
04858 | South Thomaston, ME | 18.8 mi |
04860 | Tenants Harbor, ME | 19.0 mi |
04645 | Isle Au Haut, ME | 19.2 mi |
04853 | North Haven, ME | 19.2 mi |
04855 | Port Clyde, ME | 20.9 mi |
04563 | Cushing, ME | 21.7 mi |
04852 | Monhegan, ME | 22.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04851?
04851 is in Matinicus, Maine, in Knox County. Its published point location is 43.8591, -68.8793.
What county is 04851 in?
04851 lies in Knox County.
What area code is 04851?
Matinicus uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04851 in?
04851 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04851?
About 48 people live in ZIP code 04851, in 19 households, at 25.0 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 04851?
$65,417 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04851?
The closest are 04863 (14.5 mi), 04854 (16.7 mi), 04859 (16.9 mi), 04858 (18.8 mi) and 04860 (19 mi).
Is 04851 a PO Box ZIP code?
04851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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