| ZIP Codes: | 26 ZIP Codes (23 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:48 PM |
| Population: | 50,691 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 23025 |
| Land Area: | 3,159 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 224 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.9544, -69.7406 |
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50,691 residents live across 26 ZIPs covering 3,159 sq mi, served by 25 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 51,647 to 50,691 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.9% change. 10 ZIPs gained residents, 15 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 04978 (Smithfield, $107,917 median) and poorest ZIP 04920 (Bingham, $39,860) are 32.2 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $121,800 in 04911 (Anson) to $379,300 in 04478 (Rockwood).
Density varies 202× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 04478 (Rockwood) to 116 in 04937 (Fairfield).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.2% bachelor's+ in 04958 (North Anson) to 34.7% in 04978 (Smithfield) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Maine, this is the #9 most populous of 16 counties and ranks #13 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $58,795 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,041 of 38,130 reporting).
23 Standard delivery, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04976 | Skowhegan | Standard | 10,072 | $53,534 | 102.0 | 3.1% |
| 04937 | Fairfield | Standard | 6,358 | $63,933 | 54.6 | -1.6% |
| 04950 | Madison | Standard | 4,782 | $61,747 | 55.5 | -0.2% |
| 04957 | Norridgewock | Standard | 4,006 | $65,931 | 78.3 | -6.1% |
| 04967 | Pittsfield | Standard | 3,930 | $57,381 | 49.5 | -6.3% |
| 04965 | Palmyra | Standard | 2,209 | $60,543 | 41.8 | 6.9% |
| 04924 | Canaan | Standard | 2,063 | $57,781 | 42.3 | -6.2% |
| 04958 | North Anson | Standard | 2,002 | $55,089 | 58.8 | -2.1% |
| 04911 | Anson | Standard | 1,880 | $62,697 | 64.2 | -9.0% |
| 04920 | Bingham | Standard | 1,866 | $39,860 | 187.2 | 3.9% |
| 04971 | Saint Albans | Standard | 1,831 | $65,600 | 47.1 | -6.6% |
| 04943 | Hartland | Standard | 1,602 | $46,141 | 42.5 | -12.9% |
| 04945 | Jackman | Standard | 1,325 | $52,045 | 641.8 | 23.7% |
| 04942 | Harmony | Standard | 1,192 | $53,636 | 154.9 | 4.3% |
| 04979 | Solon | Standard | 963 | $69,205 | 40.6 | -8.5% |
| 04961 | New Portland | Standard | 919 | $53,750 | 268.1 | -3.7% |
| 04912 | Athens | Standard | 858 | $51,250 | 62.9 | -19.5% |
| 04978 | Smithfield | Standard | 856 | $107,917 | 25.5 | 10.5% |
| 04929 | Detroit | Standard | 650 | $51,111 | 20.4 | -30.5% |
| 04923 | Cambridge | Standard | 532 | $63,194 | 18.8 | 1.7% |
| 04478 | Rockwood | Standard | 316 | $53,229 | 547.3 | 6.8% |
| 04985 | West Forks | Standard | 217 | $66,827 | 454.5 | 189.3% |
| 04944 | Hinckley | PO Box | 140 | — | 0.0 | 133.3% |
| 04925 | Caratunk | Standard | 101 | $73,235 | 100.0 | -5.6% |
| 04975 | Shawmut | PO Box | 21 | — | 0.0 | -84.0% |
| 04954 | New Portland | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |