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04989

ZIP 04989 is Vassalboro, Maine, in Kennebec County; area code 207; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kennebec
Population
4,592
Coordinates
44.4293, -69.6483
☼ Live from 04989 — Vassalboro, ME

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Where 04989 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 04989
  • 🔢 Type 04989 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBGhO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 4,989 = 3 × 1663. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 04988 (Unity, ME, 17 mi away) and 04992 (West Farmington, ME, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 04989 becomes 98940 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ronald, WA, 2,434 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09498, 09894, 48099, 48909, 49089, 49098, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09894 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,202 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,508 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 04989 and you would come out at 44.43°S, 110.35°E — 912 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 44.3 square miles of land, 04989 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,592This ZIP4,592
Households1,960This ZIP1,960
Housing units2,250This ZIP2,250
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,300This ZIP$72,300Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$244,300This ZIP$244,300Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,006This ZIP$1,006Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%This ZIP34.5%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density103.8 / sq miThis ZIP103.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees277This ZIP277
Annual payroll$13,228,000This ZIP$13,228,000
Tax returns filed2,180This ZIP2,180
Total adjusted gross income$151,096,000This ZIP$151,096,000

Land area

Land area44.25 sq miThis ZIP44.25 sq mi
Water area3.56 sq miThis ZIP3.56 sq mi

ZIP codes near 04989

ZIPCityDistance
04935 East Vassalboro, ME 2.4 mi
04962 North Vassalboro, ME 4.1 mi
04332 Augusta, ME 5.2 mi
04358 South China, ME 5.7 mi
04330 Augusta, ME 7.3 mi
04926 China Village, ME 7.4 mi
04901 Waterville, ME 8.6 mi
04363 Windsor, ME 8.7 mi
04903 Waterville, ME 8.9 mi
04917 Belgrade, ME 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 04989?

04989 is in Vassalboro, Maine, in Kennebec County, part of the Augusta-Waterville, ME micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4293, -69.6483.

What county is 04989 in?

04989 lies in Kennebec County.

What area code is 04989?

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

What time zone is 04989 in?

04989 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 04989?

About 4,592 people live in ZIP code 04989, in 1,960 households, at 103.8 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 04989?

$72,300 a year, against $74,733 across Maine.

What ZIP codes are near 04989?

The closest are 04935 (2.4 mi), 04962 (4.1 mi), 04332 (5.2 mi), 04358 (5.7 mi) and 04330 (7.3 mi).

Is 04989 a PO Box ZIP code?

04989 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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