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Where 04975 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 04975 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,975 = 5 × 5 × 199. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04974 (Searsport, ME, 34 mi away) and 04976 (Skowhegan, ME, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04975 becomes 57940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04579, 04957, 05479, 07495, 07945, 09745, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09754 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,238 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,511 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04975 and you would come out at 44.63°S, 110.41°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 0.055 square miles of land, 04975 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 27 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 21This ZIP21 |
|---|---|
| Households | 21This ZIP21 |
| Housing units | 21This ZIP21 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.9%This ZIP42.9% |
| Population density | 381.8 / sq miThis ZIP381.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 15This ZIP15 |
| Annual payroll | $578,000This ZIP$578,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04975
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04927 | Clinton, ME | 3.6 mi |
04937 | Fairfield, ME | 4.0 mi |
04944 | Hinckley, ME | 5.1 mi |
04901 | Waterville, ME | 5.9 mi |
04903 | Waterville, ME | 8.1 mi |
04962 | North Vassalboro, ME | 9.8 mi |
04978 | Smithfield, ME | 10.5 mi |
04922 | Burnham, ME | 10.5 mi |
04926 | China Village, ME | 10.6 mi |
04910 | Albion, ME | 10.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04975?
04975 is in Shawmut, Maine, in Somerset County. Its published point location is 44.6254, -69.5883.
What county is 04975 in?
04975 lies in Somerset County.
What area code is 04975?
Shawmut uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04975 in?
04975 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04975?
About 21 people live in ZIP code 04975, in 21 households, at 381.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 04975?
The closest are 04927 (3.6 mi), 04937 (4 mi), 04944 (5.1 mi), 04901 (5.9 mi) and 04903 (8.1 mi).
Is 04975 a PO Box ZIP code?
04975 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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