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04957

ZIP 04957 is Norridgewock, Maine, in Somerset County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Metro area
none
Population
4,006
Coordinates
44.7143, -69.8635
☼ Live from 04957 — Norridgewock, ME

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Where 04957 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04957
  • 🔢 Type 04957 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 04957 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04956 (New Vineyard, ME, 13 mi away) and 04958 (North Anson, ME, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04957 becomes 75940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04579, 04975, 05479, 07495, 07945, 09745, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09754 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,245 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,498 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04957 and you would come out at 44.71°S, 110.14°E — 934 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 76.7 square miles of land, 04957 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,006This ZIP4,006
Households1,824This ZIP1,824
Housing units2,123This ZIP2,123
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,931This ZIP$65,931Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$179,100This ZIP$179,100Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,073This ZIP$1,073Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density52.2 / sq miThis ZIP52.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees555This ZIP555
Annual payroll$23,872,000This ZIP$23,872,000
Tax returns filed1,970This ZIP1,970
Total adjusted gross income$117,871,000This ZIP$117,871,000

Land area

Land area76.72 sq miThis ZIP76.72 sq mi
Water area2.30 sq miThis ZIP2.30 sq mi

Other place names in 04957

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ZIP codes near 04957

ZIPCityDistance
04978 Smithfield, ME 5.9 mi
04911 Anson, ME 6.9 mi
04955 New Sharon, ME 7.9 mi
04950 Madison, ME 8.4 mi
04963 Oakland, ME 8.7 mi
04937 Fairfield, ME 10.8 mi
04976 Skowhegan, ME 10.9 mi
04944 Hinckley, ME 10.9 mi
04918 Belgrade Lakes, ME 11.3 mi
04938 Farmington, ME 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04957?

04957 is in Norridgewock, Maine, in Somerset County. Its published point location is 44.7143, -69.8635.

What county is 04957 in?

04957 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 04957?

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

What time zone is 04957 in?

04957 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04957?

About 4,006 people live in ZIP code 04957, in 1,824 households, at 52.2 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 04957?

$65,931 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04957?

The closest are 04978 (5.9 mi), 04911 (6.9 mi), 04955 (7.9 mi), 04950 (8.4 mi) and 04963 (8.7 mi).

Is 04957 a PO Box ZIP code?

04957 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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