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Where 04937 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 04937 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 04937 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04936 (Eustis, ME, 69 mi away) and 04938 (Farmington, ME, 22 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04937 becomes 73940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03749, 04739, 04973, 07439, 07934, 09734, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09734 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,240 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,508 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04937 and you would come out at 44.65°S, 110.34°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
- 📏 At 51.9 square miles of land, 04937 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 6,358This ZIP6,358 |
|---|---|
| Households | 2,812This ZIP2,812 |
| Housing units | 2,986This ZIP2,986 |
| Median age | 43.6This ZIP43.6Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $63,933This ZIP$63,933Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $163,700This ZIP$163,700Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,001This ZIP$1,001Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.4%This ZIP15.4% |
| Mean commute | 25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min |
| Population density | 122.4 / sq miThis ZIP122.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 151This ZIP151 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,404This ZIP1,404 |
| Annual payroll | $82,530,000This ZIP$82,530,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 3,100This ZIP3,100 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $177,061,000This ZIP$177,061,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 51.94 sq miThis ZIP51.94 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi |
Other place names in 04937
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 04937
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04944 | Hinckley, ME | 2.6 mi |
04975 | Shawmut, ME | 4.0 mi |
04927 | Clinton, ME | 6.0 mi |
04978 | Smithfield, ME | 6.8 mi |
04903 | Waterville, ME | 7.5 mi |
04901 | Waterville, ME | 8.8 mi |
04976 | Skowhegan, ME | 9.5 mi |
04924 | Canaan, ME | 10.6 mi |
04957 | Norridgewock, ME | 10.8 mi |
04962 | North Vassalboro, ME | 11.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04937?
04937 is in Fairfield, Maine, in Somerset County. Its published point location is 44.6517, -69.6613.
What county is 04937 in?
04937 lies in Somerset County.
What area code is 04937?
Fairfield uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04937 in?
04937 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04937?
About 6,358 people live in ZIP code 04937, in 2,812 households, at 122.4 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 04937?
$63,933 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04937?
The closest are 04944 (2.6 mi), 04975 (4 mi), 04927 (6 mi), 04978 (6.8 mi) and 04903 (7.5 mi).
Is 04937 a PO Box ZIP code?
04937 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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