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04981

ZIP 04981 is Stockton Springs, Maine, in Waldo County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Waldo
Metro area
none
Population
2,575
Coordinates
44.5140, -68.8391
☼ Live from 04981 — Stockton Springs, ME

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Where 04981 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04981
  • 🔢 Type 04981 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,981 = 17 × 293. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04979 (Solon, ME, 56 mi away) and 04982 (Stratton, ME, 87 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04981 becomes 18940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newtown, PA, 428 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01984, 04918, 09184, 09418, 09814, 09841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09814 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,893 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,548 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04981 and you would come out at 44.51°S, 111.16°E — 904 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 37.7 square miles of land, 04981 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,575This ZIP2,575
Households1,163This ZIP1,163
Housing units1,364This ZIP1,364
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,560This ZIP$77,560Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$239,000This ZIP$239,000Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,290This ZIP$1,290Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density68.3 / sq miThis ZIP68.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees87This ZIP87
Annual payroll$5,676,000This ZIP$5,676,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$71,964,000This ZIP$71,964,000

Land area

Land area37.73 sq miThis ZIP37.73 sq mi
Water area12.30 sq miThis ZIP12.30 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04981

ZIPCityDistance
04972 Sandy Point, ME 1.3 mi
04974 Searsport, ME 5.3 mi
04476 Penobscot, ME 6.9 mi
04420 Castine, ME 7.3 mi
04438 Frankfort, ME 7.3 mi
04421 Castine, ME 7.3 mi
04416 Bucksport, ME 8.8 mi
04431 East Orland, ME 9.1 mi
04472 Orland, ME 9.4 mi
04496 Winterport, ME 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04981?

04981 is in Stockton Springs, Maine, in Waldo County. Its published point location is 44.5140, -68.8391.

What county is 04981 in?

04981 lies in Waldo County.

What area code is 04981?

Stockton Springs uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 04981 in?

04981 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04981?

About 2,575 people live in ZIP code 04981, in 1,163 households, at 68.3 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 04981?

$77,560 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04981?

The closest are 04972 (1.3 mi), 04974 (5.3 mi), 04476 (6.9 mi), 04420 (7.3 mi) and 04438 (7.3 mi).

Is 04981 a PO Box ZIP code?

04981 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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