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Where 04970 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 04970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,970 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 71. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04969 (Plymouth, ME, 69 mi away) and 04971 (Saint Albans, ME, 60 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04970 becomes 07940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Madison, NJ, 351 miles away.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00794, 04079, 04097, 07094, 07940, 09047, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09740 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,261 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,462 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04970 and you would come out at 45.01°S, 109.38°E — 967 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
- 📏 At 224.8 square miles of land, 04970 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 171 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,105This ZIP1,105 |
|---|---|
| Households | 626This ZIP626 |
| Housing units | 2,211This ZIP2,211 |
| Median age | 63.8This ZIP63.8Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,882This ZIP$60,882Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $422,500This ZIP$422,500Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $673This ZIP$673Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.6%This ZIP33.6% |
| Mean commute | 33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min |
| Population density | 4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 107This ZIP107 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 873This ZIP873 |
| Annual payroll | $30,567,000This ZIP$30,567,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 870This ZIP870 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $73,425,000This ZIP$73,425,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 224.81 sq miThis ZIP224.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 16.51 sq miThis ZIP16.51 sq mi |
Other place names in 04970
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 04970
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04964 | Oquossoc, ME | 11.1 mi |
04982 | Stratton, ME | 12.9 mi |
04966 | Phillips, ME | 15.9 mi |
04983 | Strong, ME | 17.2 mi |
04947 | Kingfield, ME | 17.2 mi |
04275 | Roxbury, ME | 21.1 mi |
03579 | Errol, NH | 21.4 mi |
04285 | Weld, ME | 23.5 mi |
04936 | Eustis, ME | 24.1 mi |
04961 | New Portland, ME | 24.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04970?
04970 is in Rangeley, Maine, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 45.0079, -70.6182.
What county is 04970 in?
04970 lies in Franklin County.
What area code is 04970?
Rangeley uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04970 in?
04970 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04970?
About 1,105 people live in ZIP code 04970, in 626 households, at 4.9 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 04970?
$60,882 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04970?
The closest are 04964 (11.1 mi), 04982 (12.9 mi), 04966 (15.9 mi), 04983 (17.2 mi) and 04947 (17.2 mi).
Is 04970 a PO Box ZIP code?
04970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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