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04853

ZIP 04853 is North Haven, Maine, in Knox County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Knox
Metro area
none
Population
480
Coordinates
44.1363, -68.8668
☼ Live from 04853 — North Haven, ME

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Where 04853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04853
  • 🔢 Type 04853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,853 = 23 × 211. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04852 (Monhegan, ME, 34 mi away) and 04854 (Owls Head, ME, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04853 becomes 35840, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03458, 03584, 03845, 03854, 04358, 04538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85340 in Litchfield Park, AZ, 2,425 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,546 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04853 and you would come out at 44.14°S, 111.13°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 11.4 square miles of land, 04853 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population480This ZIP480
Households206This ZIP206
Housing units542This ZIP542
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,500This ZIP$87,500Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$440,200This ZIP$440,200Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$913This ZIP$913Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%This ZIP55.4%
Mean commute8.5 minThis ZIP8.5 min
Population density42.2 / sq miThis ZIP42.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees131This ZIP131
Annual payroll$5,193,000This ZIP$5,193,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$13,857,000This ZIP$13,857,000

Land area

Land area11.37 sq miThis ZIP11.37 sq mi
Water area12.27 sq miThis ZIP12.27 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04853

ZIPCityDistance
04863 Vinalhaven, ME 4.7 mi
04683 Sunset, ME 7.2 mi
04627 Deer Isle, ME 7.5 mi
04681 Stonington, ME 11.0 mi
04848 Islesboro, ME 11.5 mi
04843 Camden, ME 12.1 mi
04854 Owls Head, ME 12.8 mi
04856 Rockport, ME 13.0 mi
04645 Isle Au Haut, ME 13.2 mi
04841 Rockland, ME 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04853?

04853 is in North Haven, Maine, in Knox County. Its published point location is 44.1363, -68.8668.

What county is 04853 in?

04853 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 04853?

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

What time zone is 04853 in?

04853 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04853?

About 480 people live in ZIP code 04853, in 206 households, at 42.2 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 04853?

$87,500 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04853?

The closest are 04863 (4.7 mi), 04683 (7.2 mi), 04627 (7.5 mi), 04681 (11 mi) and 04848 (11.5 mi).

Is 04853 a PO Box ZIP code?

04853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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