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04961

ZIP 04961 is in New Portland, Maine, in Somerset County; area code 207; Eastern time. New Portland has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 04954.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Metro area
none
Population
919
Coordinates
45.1520, -70.1607
☼ Live from 04961 — New Portland, ME

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Where 04961 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04961
  • 🔢 Type 04961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,961 = 11 × 11 × 41. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04958 (North Anson, ME, 20 mi away) and 04962 (North Vassalboro, ME, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04961 becomes 16940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nelson, PA, 416 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 06419, 06491, 06914, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,216 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,485 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04961 and you would come out at 45.15°S, 109.84°E — 968 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 377.3 square miles of land, 04961 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 286 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population919This ZIP919
Households482This ZIP482
Housing units987This ZIP987
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$53,750This ZIP$53,750Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$162,100This ZIP$162,100Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$346This ZIP$346Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density2.4 / sq miThis ZIP2.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$2,101,000This ZIP$2,101,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$23,514,000This ZIP$23,514,000

Land area

Land area377.33 sq miThis ZIP377.33 sq mi
Water area34.21 sq miThis ZIP34.21 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04961

ZIPCityDistance
04947 Kingfield, ME 9.0 mi
04982 Stratton, ME 11.8 mi
04925 Caratunk, ME 13.2 mi
04983 Strong, ME 16.8 mi
04920 Bingham, ME 17.6 mi
04954 New Portland, ME 18.8 mi
04985 West Forks, ME 20.1 mi
04958 North Anson, ME 20.3 mi
04979 Solon, ME 22.6 mi
04970 Rangeley, ME 24.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04961?

04961 is in New Portland, Maine, in Somerset County. Its published point location is 45.1520, -70.1607.

What county is 04961 in?

04961 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 04961?

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

What time zone is 04961 in?

04961 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04961?

About 919 people live in ZIP code 04961, in 482 households, at 2.4 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 04961?

$53,750 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04961?

The closest are 04947 (9 mi), 04982 (11.8 mi), 04925 (13.2 mi), 04983 (16.8 mi) and 04920 (17.6 mi).

Is 04961 a PO Box ZIP code?

04961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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