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Where 04979 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 04979 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,979 = 13 × 383. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04978 (Smithfield, ME, 21 mi away) and 04981 (Stockton Springs, ME, 56 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04979 becomes 97940, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09497, 09749, 40979, 40997, 47909, 47990, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09749 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,233 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,502 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04979 and you would come out at 44.94°S, 110.19°E — 948 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
- 📏 At 39.6 square miles of land, 04979 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 963This ZIP963 |
|---|---|
| Households | 429This ZIP429 |
| Housing units | 604This ZIP604 |
| Median age | 45.9This ZIP45.9Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $69,205This ZIP$69,205Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $183,600This ZIP$183,600Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $915This ZIP$915Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.0%This ZIP25.0% |
| Mean commute | 52.3 minThis ZIP52.3 min |
| Population density | 24.3 / sq miThis ZIP24.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 24This ZIP24 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 194This ZIP194 |
| Annual payroll | $8,973,000This ZIP$8,973,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 520This ZIP520 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $26,859,000This ZIP$26,859,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 39.65 sq miThis ZIP39.65 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04979
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04958 | North Anson, ME | 6.2 mi |
04912 | Athens, ME | 7.1 mi |
04950 | Madison, ME | 7.8 mi |
04920 | Bingham, ME | 11.5 mi |
04976 | Skowhegan, ME | 12.4 mi |
04942 | Harmony, ME | 12.7 mi |
04911 | Anson, ME | 13.6 mi |
04954 | New Portland, ME | 14.6 mi |
04943 | Hartland, ME | 14.7 mi |
04957 | Norridgewock, ME | 15.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04979?
04979 is in Solon, Maine, in Somerset County. Its published point location is 44.9394, -69.8081.
What county is 04979 in?
04979 lies in Somerset County.
What area code is 04979?
Solon uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04979 in?
04979 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04979?
About 963 people live in ZIP code 04979, in 429 households, at 24.3 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 04979?
$69,205 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04979?
The closest are 04958 (6.2 mi), 04912 (7.1 mi), 04950 (7.8 mi), 04920 (11.5 mi) and 04976 (12.4 mi).
Is 04979 a PO Box ZIP code?
04979 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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