| ZIP Codes: | 32 ZIP Codes (28 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:48 PM |
| Population: | 59,445 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 23017 |
| Land Area: | 1,851 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 54 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3208, -70.6738 |
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59,445 residents live across 32 ZIPs covering 1,851 sq mi, served by 32 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 57,790 to 59,445 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.9% change. 17 ZIPs gained residents, 12 lost (and 2 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 04238 (Hebron, $92,550 median) and poorest ZIP 04276 (Rumford, $38,403) are 25.9 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.0× across this county — from $110,800 in 04257 (Mexico) to $329,700 in 04217 (Bethel).
Density varies 40× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 04216 (Andover) to 124 in 04281 (South Paris).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.0% bachelor's+ in 04257 (Mexico) to 36.9% in 04217 (Bethel) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Maine, this is the #7 most populous of 16 counties and ranks #11 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,944 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (10,760 of 45,259 reporting).
28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04270 | Oxford | Standard | 6,284 | $74,241 | 84.9 | 1.2% |
| 04276 | Rumford | Standard | 5,942 | $38,403 | 71.9 | 3.0% |
| 04281 | South Paris | Standard | 5,317 | $75,137 | 42.8 | 3.4% |
| 04268 | Norway | Standard | 5,228 | $54,342 | 47.6 | 4.9% |
| 04037 | Fryeburg | Standard | 4,024 | $54,414 | 89.6 | 5.2% |
| 04220 | Buckfield | Standard | 3,717 | $79,750 | 79.4 | 15.0% |
| 04217 | Bethel | Standard | 3,387 | $61,125 | 182.9 | 16.0% |
| 04224 | Dixfield | Standard | 3,110 | $71,513 | 75.8 | 5.3% |
| 04257 | Mexico | Standard | 2,782 | $55,727 | 23.0 | 5.1% |
| 04010 | Brownfield | Standard | 1,830 | $60,889 | 45.5 | 45.1% |
| 04289 | West Paris | Standard | 1,808 | $56,324 | 24.7 | 0.0% |
| 04041 | Hiram | Standard | 1,748 | $62,813 | 39.0 | 2.2% |
| 04068 | Porter | Standard | 1,746 | $60,417 | 32.9 | -1.6% |
| 04290 | Peru | Standard | 1,501 | $66,827 | 45.4 | 12.1% |
| 04219 | Bryant Pond | Standard | 1,399 | $62,361 | 59.6 | -5.3% |
| 04051 | Lovell | Standard | 1,353 | $80,625 | 47.0 | 15.1% |
| 04088 | Waterford | Standard | 1,269 | $63,750 | 53.6 | -17.4% |
| 04221 | Canton | Standard | 1,191 | $52,458 | 31.5 | 1.9% |
| 04238 | Hebron | Standard | 1,105 | $92,550 | 21.8 | -32.7% |
| 04022 | Denmark | Standard | 1,054 | $64,167 | 49.8 | -12.9% |
| 04292 | Sumner | Standard | 845 | $57,750 | 47.3 | -23.4% |
| 04255 | Greenwood | Standard | 759 | $75,938 | 37.2 | -16.6% |
| 04216 | Andover | Standard | 578 | $52,361 | 186.8 | 60.6% |
| 04275 | Roxbury | Standard | 526 | $70,417 | 134.7 | 23.5% |
| 04237 | Hanover | Standard | 276 | $55,417 | 7.7 | 78.1% |
| 04231 | Stoneham | Standard | 271 | $63,750 | 40.5 | -6.9% |
| 04261 | Newry | Standard | 268 | $45,833 | 246.2 | -31.8% |
| 04226 | East Andover | Standard | 101 | $47,955 | 1.9 | -36.5% |
| 04267 | North Waterford | PO Box | 26 | — | 0.0 | -55.9% |
| 04271 | Paris | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 04286 | West Bethel | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 04016 | Center Lovell | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |