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Where 04966 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 04966 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,966 = 2 × 13 × 191. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04965 (Palmyra, ME, 57 mi away) and 04967 (Pittsfield, ME, 54 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04966 becomes 66940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cuba, KS, 1,411 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04669, 06469, 09646, 46069, 46960, 49066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09646 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,404 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,465 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04966 and you would come out at 44.79°S, 109.46°E — 951 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
- 📏 At 237.8 square miles of land, 04966 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 181 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,632This ZIP1,632 |
|---|---|
| Households | 692This ZIP692 |
| Housing units | 1,194This ZIP1,194 |
| Median age | 50.5This ZIP50.5Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $47,969This ZIP$47,969Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $176,500This ZIP$176,500Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $475This ZIP$475Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.2%This ZIP19.2% |
| Mean commute | 28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min |
| Population density | 6.9 / sq miThis ZIP6.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 25This ZIP25 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 156This ZIP156 |
| Annual payroll | $7,148,000This ZIP$7,148,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 730This ZIP730 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $37,708,000This ZIP$37,708,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 237.80 sq miThis ZIP237.80 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04966
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04285 | Weld, ME | 7.8 mi |
04275 | Roxbury, ME | 8.0 mi |
04226 | East Andover, ME | 13.9 mi |
04984 | Temple, ME | 14.5 mi |
04983 | Strong, ME | 15.6 mi |
04970 | Rangeley, ME | 15.9 mi |
04257 | Mexico, ME | 16.2 mi |
04276 | Rumford, ME | 16.2 mi |
04294 | Wilton, ME | 16.3 mi |
04224 | Dixfield, ME | 16.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04966?
04966 is in Phillips, Maine, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.7856, -70.5354.
What county is 04966 in?
04966 lies in Franklin County.
What area code is 04966?
Phillips uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04966 in?
04966 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04966?
About 1,632 people live in ZIP code 04966, in 692 households, at 6.9 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 04966?
$47,969 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04966?
The closest are 04285 (7.8 mi), 04275 (8 mi), 04226 (13.9 mi), 04984 (14.5 mi) and 04983 (15.6 mi).
Is 04966 a PO Box ZIP code?
04966 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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