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04930

ZIP 04930 is Dexter, Maine, mostly in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot +1 more
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
4,258
Coordinates
45.0282, -69.3265
☼ Live from 04930 — Dexter, ME

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Where 04930 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 04930
  • 🔢 Type 04930 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,930 = 2 × 5 × 17 × 29. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04929 (Detroit, ME, 18 mi away) and 04932 (Dixmont, ME, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04930 becomes 03940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00934, 03049, 03904, 04039, 04093, 04903, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09034 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,446 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,526 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04930 and you would come out at 45.03°S, 110.67°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 60.3 square miles of land, 04930 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,258This ZIP4,258
Households1,997This ZIP1,997
Housing units2,341This ZIP2,341
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$54,137This ZIP$54,137Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$168,600This ZIP$168,600Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density70.6 / sq miThis ZIP70.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees603This ZIP603
Annual payroll$22,861,000This ZIP$22,861,000
Tax returns filed1,960This ZIP1,960
Total adjusted gross income$93,073,000This ZIP$93,073,000

Land area

Land area60.35 sq miThis ZIP60.35 sq mi
Water area2.39 sq miThis ZIP2.39 sq mi

Counties 04930 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Penobscot County 58.2%
Somerset County 41.8%

Other place names in 04930

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ZIP codes near 04930

ZIPCityDistance
04923 Cambridge, ME 6.1 mi
04928 Corinna, ME 6.5 mi
04479 Sangerville, ME 6.9 mi
04971 Saint Albans, ME 7.1 mi
04939 Garland, ME 8.9 mi
04435 Exeter, ME 10.8 mi
04953 Newport, ME 12.3 mi
04965 Palmyra, ME 13.0 mi
04942 Harmony, ME 13.1 mi
04943 Hartland, ME 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04930?

04930 is in Dexter, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0282, -69.3265.

What county is 04930 in?

04930 spans 2 counties: Penobscot County and Somerset County. Most of it falls in Penobscot County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 04930?

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

What time zone is 04930 in?

04930 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04930?

About 4,258 people live in ZIP code 04930, in 1,997 households, at 70.6 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 04930?

$54,137 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04930?

The closest are 04923 (6.1 mi), 04928 (6.5 mi), 04479 (6.9 mi), 04971 (7.1 mi) and 04939 (8.9 mi).

Is 04930 a PO Box ZIP code?

04930 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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