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04917

ZIP 04917 is Belgrade, Maine, in Kennebec County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kennebec
Population
3,351
Coordinates
44.4877, -69.8386
☼ Live from 04917 — Belgrade, ME

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Where 04917 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04917
  • 🔢 Type 04917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,917 = 3 × 11 × 149. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04915 (Belfast, ME, 40 mi away) and 04918 (Belgrade Lakes, ME, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04917 becomes 71940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Delight, AR, 1,451 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01749, 04971, 07419, 09471, 09714, 10974, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09714 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,332 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,499 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04917 and you would come out at 44.49°S, 110.16°E — 919 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 42.7 square miles of land, 04917 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,351This ZIP3,351
Households1,377This ZIP1,377
Housing units2,347This ZIP2,347
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$88,338This ZIP$88,338Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$312,200This ZIP$312,200Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$857This ZIP$857Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.1%This ZIP49.1%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density78.5 / sq miThis ZIP78.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees410This ZIP410
Annual payroll$27,212,000This ZIP$27,212,000
Tax returns filed1,630This ZIP1,630
Total adjusted gross income$142,990,000This ZIP$142,990,000

Land area

Land area42.68 sq miThis ZIP42.68 sq mi
Water area14.69 sq miThis ZIP14.69 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04917

ZIPCityDistance
04918 Belgrade Lakes, ME 4.5 mi
04352 Mount Vernon, ME 6.2 mi
04332 Augusta, ME 6.6 mi
04963 Oakland, ME 7.4 mi
04903 Waterville, ME 7.5 mi
04355 Readfield, ME 9.0 mi
04360 Vienna, ME 9.2 mi
04351 Manchester, ME 10.1 mi
04989 Vassalboro, ME 10.2 mi
04330 Augusta, ME 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04917?

04917 is in Belgrade, Maine, in Kennebec County, part of the Augusta-Waterville, ME micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4877, -69.8386.

What county is 04917 in?

04917 lies in Kennebec County.

What area code is 04917?

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

What time zone is 04917 in?

04917 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04917?

About 3,351 people live in ZIP code 04917, in 1,377 households, at 78.5 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 04917?

$88,338 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04917?

The closest are 04918 (4.5 mi), 04352 (6.2 mi), 04332 (6.6 mi), 04963 (7.4 mi) and 04903 (7.5 mi).

Is 04917 a PO Box ZIP code?

04917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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