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Where 04986 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 04986 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 4,986 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 277. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04985 (West Forks, ME, 66 mi away) and 04987 (Troy, ME, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 04986 becomes 68940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Funk, NE, 1,545 miles away.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06489, 06498, 09468, 09648, 09846, 09864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96408 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,266 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
- 🎯1,530 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04986 and you would come out at 44.55°S, 110.79°E — 912 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 54.3 square miles of land, 04986 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,228This ZIP2,228 |
|---|---|
| Households | 688This ZIP688 |
| Housing units | 761This ZIP761 |
| Median age | 33.0This ZIP33.0Maine44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $71,833This ZIP$71,833Maine$74,733US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $184,500This ZIP$184,500Maine$296,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,288This ZIP$1,288Maine$1,139US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.6%This ZIP25.6% |
| Mean commute | 32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min |
| Population density | 41.1 / sq miThis ZIP41.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 116This ZIP116 |
| Annual payroll | $4,221,000This ZIP$4,221,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 700This ZIP700 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $35,940,000This ZIP$35,940,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 54.26 sq miThis ZIP54.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 04986
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
04921 | Brooks, ME | 4.0 mi |
04941 | Freedom, ME | 6.6 mi |
04988 | Unity, ME | 7.6 mi |
04951 | Monroe, ME | 8.2 mi |
04987 | Troy, ME | 8.8 mi |
04952 | Morrill, ME | 9.8 mi |
04915 | Belfast, ME | 10.4 mi |
04932 | Dixmont, ME | 10.8 mi |
04910 | Albion, ME | 11.9 mi |
04922 | Burnham, ME | 12.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 04986?
04986 is in Thorndike, Maine, in Waldo County. Its published point location is 44.5495, -69.2113.
What county is 04986 in?
04986 lies in Waldo County.
What area code is 04986?
Thorndike uses area code 207, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 04986 in?
04986 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 04986?
About 2,228 people live in ZIP code 04986, in 688 households, at 41.1 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 04986?
$71,833 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.
What ZIP codes are near 04986?
The closest are 04921 (4 mi), 04941 (6.6 mi), 04988 (7.6 mi), 04951 (8.2 mi) and 04987 (8.8 mi).
Is 04986 a PO Box ZIP code?
04986 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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