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04938

ZIP 04938 is Farmington, Maine, in Franklin County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
none
Population
10,542
Coordinates
44.6619, -70.1031
☼ Live from 04938 — Farmington, ME

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Where 04938 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 04938
  • 🔢 Type 04938 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,938 = 2 × 3 × 823. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04937 (Fairfield, ME, 22 mi away) and 04939 (Garland, ME, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04938 becomes 83940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03849, 03894, 04983, 08349, 09834, 09843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09834 in FPO AE, a military post office, 6,280 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,486 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04938 and you would come out at 44.66°S, 109.90°E — 935 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 122.5 square miles of land, 04938 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,542This ZIP10,542
Households4,322This ZIP4,322
Housing units5,187This ZIP5,187
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$55,704This ZIP$55,704Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$172,500This ZIP$172,500Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$914This ZIP$914Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%This ZIP35.4%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density86.1 / sq miThis ZIP86.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments303This ZIP303
Employees3,606This ZIP3,606
Annual payroll$166,587,000This ZIP$166,587,000
Tax returns filed3,910This ZIP3,910
Total adjusted gross income$257,613,000This ZIP$257,613,000

Land area

Land area122.49 sq miThis ZIP122.49 sq mi
Water area2.74 sq miThis ZIP2.74 sq mi

Other place names in 04938

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 04938

ZIPCityDistance
04992 West Farmington, ME 2.6 mi
04940 Farmington Falls, ME 3.3 mi
04234 East Wilton, ME 5.5 mi
04955 New Sharon, ME 5.5 mi
04225 Dryden, ME 7.3 mi
04984 Temple, ME 8.4 mi
04294 Wilton, ME 8.6 mi
04360 Vienna, ME 9.0 mi
04956 New Vineyard, ME 9.5 mi
04262 North Jay, ME 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04938?

04938 is in Farmington, Maine, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.6619, -70.1031.

What county is 04938 in?

04938 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 04938?

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

What time zone is 04938 in?

04938 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04938?

About 10,542 people live in ZIP code 04938, in 4,322 households, at 86.1 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 04938?

$55,704 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04938?

The closest are 04992 (2.6 mi), 04940 (3.3 mi), 04234 (5.5 mi), 04955 (5.5 mi) and 04225 (7.3 mi).

Is 04938 a PO Box ZIP code?

04938 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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