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Where 04973 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 04973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 04973 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04972 (Sandy Point, ME, 21 mi away) and 04974 (Searsport, ME, 15 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04973 becomes 37940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Knoxville, TN, 969 miles away.
- 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03749, 04739, 04937, 07439, 07934, 09734, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09734 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,234 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,531 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04973 and you would come out at 44.37°S, 110.81°E — 900 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
- 📏 At 37.7 square miles of land, 04973 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,646This ZIP1,646 |
|---|---|
| Households | 660This ZIP660 |
| Housing units | 798This ZIP798 |
| Median age | 44.5This ZIP44.5Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $87,000This ZIP$87,000Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $284,000This ZIP$284,000Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $940This ZIP$940Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.6%This ZIP31.6% |
| Mean commute | 24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min |
| Population density | 43.6 / sq miThis ZIP43.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 26This ZIP26 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 213This ZIP213 |
| Annual payroll | $11,512,000This ZIP$11,512,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 730This ZIP730 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $61,011,000This ZIP$61,011,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 37.74 sq miThis ZIP37.74 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.41 sq miThis ZIP1.41 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04973
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04952 | Morrill, ME | 3.4 mi |
04850 | Lincolnville Center, ME | 6.2 mi |
04949 | Liberty, ME | 7.4 mi |
04941 | Freedom, ME | 8.5 mi |
04862 | Union, ME | 8.6 mi |
04849 | Lincolnville, ME | 8.7 mi |
04847 | Hope, ME | 8.8 mi |
04915 | Belfast, ME | 9.9 mi |
04843 | Camden, ME | 10.8 mi |
04354 | Palermo, ME | 12.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04973?
04973 is in Searsmont, Maine, in Waldo County. Its published point location is 44.3683, -69.1863.
What county is 04973 in?
04973 lies in Waldo County.
What area code is 04973?
Searsmont uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04973 in?
04973 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04973?
About 1,646 people live in ZIP code 04973, in 660 households, at 43.6 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 04973?
$87,000 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04973?
The closest are 04952 (3.4 mi), 04850 (6.2 mi), 04949 (7.4 mi), 04941 (8.5 mi) and 04862 (8.6 mi).
Is 04973 a PO Box ZIP code?
04973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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