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04939

ZIP 04939 is Garland, Maine, in Penobscot County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Penobscot
Metro area
Bangor, ME
Population
823
Coordinates
45.0773, -69.1588
☼ Live from 04939 — Garland, ME

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Where 04939 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04939
  • 🔢 Type 04939 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,939 = 11 × 449. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04938 (Farmington, ME, 54 mi away) and 04940 (Farmington Falls, ME, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04939 becomes 93940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monterey, CA, 2,765 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (30499, 34990, 39094, 40939, 43909, 49039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93940 in Monterey, CA, 2,765 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,534 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04939 and you would come out at 45.08°S, 110.84°E — 946 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 37.7 square miles of land, 04939 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population823This ZIP823
Households361This ZIP361
Housing units452This ZIP452
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$51,094This ZIP$51,094Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$205,400This ZIP$205,400Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$794This ZIP$794Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density21.8 / sq miThis ZIP21.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,065,000This ZIP$1,065,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$24,401,000This ZIP$24,401,000

Land area

Land area37.67 sq miThis ZIP37.67 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04939

ZIPCityDistance
04422 Charleston, ME 6.2 mi
04479 Sangerville, ME 7.0 mi
04426 Dover Foxcroft, ME 7.6 mi
04435 Exeter, ME 8.0 mi
04930 Dexter, ME 8.9 mi
04427 Corinth, ME 9.8 mi
04928 Corinna, ME 10.2 mi
04481 Sebec, ME 11.7 mi
04410 Bradford, ME 12.3 mi
04488 Stetson, ME 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04939?

04939 is in Garland, Maine, in Penobscot County, part of the Bangor, ME metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0773, -69.1588.

What county is 04939 in?

04939 lies in Penobscot County.

What area code is 04939?

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

What time zone is 04939 in?

04939 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04939?

About 823 people live in ZIP code 04939, in 361 households, at 21.8 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 04939?

$51,094 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04939?

The closest are 04422 (6.2 mi), 04479 (7 mi), 04426 (7.6 mi), 04435 (8 mi) and 04930 (8.9 mi).

Is 04939 a PO Box ZIP code?

04939 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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