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04955

ZIP 04955 is New Sharon, Maine, in Franklin County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
none
Population
1,550
Coordinates
44.6472, -69.9933
☼ Live from 04955 — New Sharon, ME

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Where 04955 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04955
  • 🔢 Type 04955 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,955 = 5 × 991. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04954 (New Portland, ME, 17 mi away) and 04956 (New Vineyard, ME, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04955 becomes 55940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hayfield, MN, 1,126 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05459, 05495, 40955, 49055, 49505, 50459, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95450 in Jenner, CA, 2,734 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,491 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04955 and you would come out at 44.65°S, 110.01°E — 932 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 45.2 square miles of land, 04955 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,550This ZIP1,550
Households604This ZIP604
Housing units736This ZIP736
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,889This ZIP$63,889Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$171,200This ZIP$171,200Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$961This ZIP$961Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density34.3 / sq miThis ZIP34.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$3,696,000This ZIP$3,696,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$41,814,000This ZIP$41,814,000

Land area

Land area45.20 sq miThis ZIP45.20 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04955

ZIPCityDistance
04940 Farmington Falls, ME 4.7 mi
04938 Farmington, ME 5.5 mi
04360 Vienna, ME 6.4 mi
04963 Oakland, ME 6.6 mi
04957 Norridgewock, ME 7.9 mi
04992 West Farmington, ME 8.0 mi
04918 Belgrade Lakes, ME 9.2 mi
04911 Anson, ME 9.2 mi
04978 Smithfield, ME 9.5 mi
04234 East Wilton, ME 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04955?

04955 is in New Sharon, Maine, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.6472, -69.9933.

What county is 04955 in?

04955 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 04955?

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

What time zone is 04955 in?

04955 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04955?

About 1,550 people live in ZIP code 04955, in 604 households, at 34.3 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 04955?

$63,889 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04955?

The closest are 04940 (4.7 mi), 04938 (5.5 mi), 04360 (6.4 mi), 04963 (6.6 mi) and 04957 (7.9 mi).

Is 04955 a PO Box ZIP code?

04955 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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