| ZIP Codes: | 20 ZIP Codes (14 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:47 PM |
| Population: | 29,603 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 23007 |
| Land Area: | 2,125 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 70 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.7867, -70.3065 |
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29,603 residents live across 20 ZIPs covering 2,125 sq mi, served by 20 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 29,888 to 29,603 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.0% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 13 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 04239 (Jay, $70,238 median) and poorest ZIP 04982 (Stratton, $30,469) are 41.7 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $168,600 in 04239 (Jay) to $422,500 in 04970 (Rangeley).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.7% bachelor's+ in 04982 (Stratton) to 57.9% in 04947 (Kingfield) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Maine, this is the #15 most populous of 16 counties and ranks #16 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,795 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,942 of 21,308 reporting).
14 Standard delivery, 6 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04938 | Farmington | Standard | 10,542 | $55,704 | 124.3 | 8.5% |
| 04239 | Jay | Standard | 4,657 | $70,238 | 52.0 | -3.5% |
| 04294 | Wilton | Standard | 3,982 | $63,104 | 63.9 | -4.2% |
| 04983 | Strong | Standard | 2,005 | $53,894 | 105.2 | 22.0% |
| 04966 | Phillips | Standard | 1,632 | $47,969 | 161.4 | -7.2% |
| 04947 | Kingfield | Standard | 1,596 | $70,104 | 156.0 | -3.6% |
| 04955 | New Sharon | Standard | 1,550 | $63,889 | 46.3 | 16.4% |
| 04970 | Rangeley | Standard | 1,105 | $60,882 | 345.0 | -33.2% |
| 04984 | Temple | Standard | 824 | $56,087 | 23.9 | 37.6% |
| 04956 | New Vineyard | Standard | 607 | $61,806 | 38.6 | -7.2% |
| 04285 | Weld | Standard | 459 | $62,083 | 110.7 | -6.3% |
| 04982 | Stratton | Standard | 269 | $30,469 | 88.0 | -48.1% |
| 04936 | Eustis | Standard | 232 | $47,404 | 450.7 | 58.9% |
| 04964 | Oquossoc | PO Box | 108 | — | 359.5 | -37.2% |
| 04227 | East Dixfield | PO Box | 35 | — | 0.0 | -38.6% |
| 04234 | East Wilton | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 04940 | Farmington Falls | Standard | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 04992 | West Farmington | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 04225 | Dryden | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 04262 | North Jay | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |