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Where 04944 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 04944 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,944 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 103. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04943 (Hartland, ME, 15 mi away) and 04945 (Jackman, ME, 69 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04944 becomes 44940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04449, 40944, 44049, 44094, 44490, 44904, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94044 in Pacifica, CA, 2,743 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,509 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04944 and you would come out at 44.69°S, 110.36°E — 929 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
- 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 04944 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 140This ZIP140 |
|---|---|
| Households | 38This ZIP38 |
| Housing units | 38This ZIP38 |
| Median age | 24.4This ZIP24.4Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $171,600This ZIP$171,600Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 81.2 / sq miThis ZIP81.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 144This ZIP144 |
| Annual payroll | $6,846,000This ZIP$6,846,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.73 sq miThis ZIP1.73 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04944
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04937 | Fairfield, ME | 2.6 mi |
04975 | Shawmut, ME | 5.1 mi |
04927 | Clinton, ME | 5.3 mi |
04976 | Skowhegan, ME | 7.2 mi |
04924 | Canaan, ME | 8.1 mi |
04978 | Smithfield, ME | 8.3 mi |
04903 | Waterville, ME | 10.1 mi |
04901 | Waterville, ME | 10.7 mi |
04957 | Norridgewock, ME | 10.9 mi |
04967 | Pittsfield, ME | 11.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04944?
04944 is in Hinckley, Maine, in Somerset County. Its published point location is 44.6869, -69.6439.
What county is 04944 in?
04944 lies in Somerset County.
What area code is 04944?
Hinckley uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04944 in?
04944 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04944?
About 140 people live in ZIP code 04944, in 38 households, at 81.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 04944?
The closest are 04937 (2.6 mi), 04975 (5.1 mi), 04927 (5.3 mi), 04976 (7.2 mi) and 04924 (8.1 mi).
Is 04944 a PO Box ZIP code?
04944 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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