ZIP Code 04972

04972 is one of Maine's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sandy Point, Waldo County.

City: Sandy Point
County: Waldo County
State: Maine
Prefix: 049xx

Where this code sits

04972 is part of the 049xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sandy Point.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 04972 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

207 Area code 207

ZIP codes nearest 04972

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 04972.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 04981	2.1 mi	Stockton Springs, ME
ZIP code 04472	4.5 mi	Orland, ME
ZIP code 04476	6.1 mi	Penobscot, ME
ZIP code 04974	6.1 mi	Searsport, ME
ZIP code 04416	6.2 mi	Bucksport, ME
ZIP code 04421	6.9 mi	Castine, ME
ZIP code 04420	7.1 mi	Castine, ME
ZIP code 04431	8.0 mi	East Orland, ME

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 04972, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 04972. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.