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04971

ZIP 04971 is Saint Albans, Maine, in Somerset County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Metro area
none
Population
1,831
Coordinates
44.9380, -69.3972
☼ Live from 04971 — Saint Albans, ME

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Where 04971 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04971
  • 🔢 Type 04971 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,971 = 3 × 1657. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04970 (Rangeley, ME, 60 mi away) and 04972 (Sandy Point, ME, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04971 becomes 17940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01749, 04917, 07419, 09471, 09714, 10974, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09714 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,297 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,522 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04971 and you would come out at 44.94°S, 110.60°E — 941 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 44.8 square miles of land, 04971 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,831This ZIP1,831
Households838This ZIP838
Housing units1,262This ZIP1,262
Median age54.3This ZIP54.3Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,600This ZIP$65,600Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$194,000This ZIP$194,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,056This ZIP$1,056Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density40.9 / sq miThis ZIP40.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$3,737,000This ZIP$3,737,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$53,209,000This ZIP$53,209,000

Land area

Land area44.79 sq miThis ZIP44.79 sq mi
Water area2.31 sq miThis ZIP2.31 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04971

ZIPCityDistance
04965 Palmyra, ME 6.7 mi
04928 Corinna, ME 6.8 mi
04930 Dexter, ME 7.1 mi
04943 Hartland, ME 7.3 mi
04923 Cambridge, ME 7.8 mi
04953 Newport, ME 10.0 mi
04967 Pittsfield, ME 11.8 mi
04933 East Newport, ME 11.8 mi
04942 Harmony, ME 12.0 mi
04929 Detroit, ME 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04971?

04971 is in Saint Albans, Maine, in Somerset County. Its published point location is 44.9380, -69.3972.

What county is 04971 in?

04971 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 04971?

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

What time zone is 04971 in?

04971 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04971?

About 1,831 people live in ZIP code 04971, in 838 households, at 40.9 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 04971?

$65,600 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04971?

The closest are 04965 (6.7 mi), 04928 (6.8 mi), 04930 (7.1 mi), 04943 (7.3 mi) and 04923 (7.8 mi).

Is 04971 a PO Box ZIP code?

04971 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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