| ZIP Codes: | 28 ZIP Codes (24 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:30 PM |
| Population: | 36,099 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 23015 |
| Land Area: | 505 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 87 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.9658, -69.5601 |
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36,099 residents live across 28 ZIPs covering 505 sq mi, served by 28 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,237 to 36,057 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.3% change. 19 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 04564 (Round Pond, $132,604 median) and poorest ZIP 04568 (South Bristol, $54,478) are 7.2 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $240,100 in 04342 (Dresden) to $641,300 in 04575 (West Boothbay Harbor).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 39 people/sq mi in 04535 (Alna) to 524 in 04575 (West Boothbay Harbor).
Educational attainment ranges from 27.2% bachelor's+ in 04348 (Jefferson) to 75.3% in 04564 (Round Pond) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Maine, this is the #13 most populous of 16 counties and ranks #5 for median household income with the #5 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,625 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
40.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,269 of 28,013 reporting).
24 Standard delivery, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04572 | Waldoboro | Standard | 5,253 | $69,107 | 78.3 | 4.3% |
| 04578 | Wiscasset | Standard | 4,709 | $81,063 | 41.2 | 4.2% |
| 04348 | Jefferson | Standard | 3,484 | $78,929 | 81.9 | 17.4% |
| 04543 | Damariscotta | Standard | 2,192 | $59,423 | 14.7 | 9.5% |
| 04353 | Whitefield | Standard | 2,115 | $73,875 | 47.5 | -9.5% |
| 04553 | Newcastle | Standard | 1,913 | $89,868 | 32.7 | 7.8% |
| 04555 | Nobleboro | Standard | 1,906 | $100,417 | 23.1 | 12.0% |
| 04538 | Boothbay Harbor | Standard | 1,810 | $56,500 | 5.0 | -7.5% |
| 04537 | Boothbay | Standard | 1,685 | $76,667 | 20.7 | -21.4% |
| 04342 | Dresden | Standard | 1,645 | $74,844 | 32.7 | -5.5% |
| 04539 | Bristol | Standard | 1,456 | $96,111 | 18.4 | 25.0% |
| 04556 | Edgecomb | Standard | 1,251 | $108,750 | 20.6 | 8.4% |
| 04544 | East Boothbay | Standard | 978 | $59,375 | 3.6 | 63.8% |
| 04551 | Bremen | Standard | 917 | $100,000 | 18.5 | 2.6% |
| 04535 | Alna | Standard | 818 | $93,125 | 21.2 | 25.8% |
| 04573 | Walpole | Standard | 557 | $86,250 | 11.2 | 13.0% |
| 04576 | Southport | Standard | 547 | $89,375 | 5.3 | -12.1% |
| 04564 | Round Pond | Standard | 520 | $132,604 | 8.8 | 20.1% |
| 04554 | New Harbor | Standard | 514 | $85,288 | 4.6 | -31.0% |
| 04568 | South Bristol | Standard | 512 | $54,478 | 5.1 | 11.5% |
| 04571 | Trevett | Standard | 439 | $58,830 | 3.2 | 21.9% |
| 04558 | Pemaquid | Standard | 382 | $91,477 | 5.0 | 57.2% |
| 04575 | West Boothbay Harbor | PO Box | 286 | $116,250 | 0.5 | 429.6% |
| 04852 | Monhegan | PO Box | 120 | — | 0.8 | 207.7% |
| 04541 | Chamberlain | Standard | 45 | — | 0.4 | -70.4% |
| 04341 | Coopers Mills | PO Box | 42 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 04570 | Squirrel Island | PO Box | 3 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 04549 | Isle Of Springs | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |