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04963

ZIP 04963 is Oakland, Maine, in Kennebec County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kennebec
Population
7,524
Coordinates
44.5890, -69.8873
☼ Live from 04963 — Oakland, ME

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Where 04963 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04963
  • 🔢 Type 04963 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,963 = 7 × 709. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04962 (North Vassalboro, ME, 15 mi away) and 04964 (Oquossoc, ME, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04963 becomes 36940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03469, 04693, 04936, 06349, 06439, 06493, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09643 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,317 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,497 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04963 and you would come out at 44.59°S, 110.11°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 51.1 square miles of land, 04963 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,524This ZIP7,524
Households3,121This ZIP3,121
Housing units4,108This ZIP4,108
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,708This ZIP$77,708Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$247,200This ZIP$247,200Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$948This ZIP$948Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density147.3 / sq miThis ZIP147.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments155This ZIP155
Employees1,977This ZIP1,977
Annual payroll$112,078,000This ZIP$112,078,000
Tax returns filed3,730This ZIP3,730
Total adjusted gross income$291,495,000This ZIP$291,495,000

Land area

Land area51.08 sq miThis ZIP51.08 sq mi
Water area8.81 sq miThis ZIP8.81 sq mi

Other place names in 04963

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ZIP codes near 04963

ZIPCityDistance
04918 Belgrade Lakes, ME 2.9 mi
04978 Smithfield, ME 5.6 mi
04360 Vienna, ME 6.0 mi
04955 New Sharon, ME 6.6 mi
04917 Belgrade, ME 7.4 mi
04957 Norridgewock, ME 8.7 mi
04903 Waterville, ME 9.0 mi
04352 Mount Vernon, ME 9.2 mi
04940 Farmington Falls, ME 9.6 mi
04938 Farmington, ME 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04963?

04963 is in Oakland, Maine, in Kennebec County, part of the Augusta-Waterville, ME micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5890, -69.8873.

What county is 04963 in?

04963 lies in Kennebec County.

What area code is 04963?

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

What time zone is 04963 in?

04963 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04963?

About 7,524 people live in ZIP code 04963, in 3,121 households, at 147.3 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 04963?

$77,708 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04963?

The closest are 04918 (2.9 mi), 04978 (5.6 mi), 04360 (6 mi), 04955 (6.6 mi) and 04917 (7.4 mi).

Is 04963 a PO Box ZIP code?

04963 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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