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03906 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 03906 covers North Berwick, Maine, with a population of about 5,275 and a median household income of $95,762.

Population
5,275138 per square mile
Median age
42.13.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$95,7621.3× the Maine median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$499,860up 32% in five years
Median rent
$1,0196% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
28.6%6.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
85%20 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
86

Where 03906 is

North Berwick, Maine — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,275
Median age42.1
Family households71.2%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.4%
White (non-Hispanic)95.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1%
Veterans9.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$95,762
Income per person$43,196
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k4.8%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k15.5%
$125–150k12.7%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more7.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,790
Mean adjusted gross income$73,589
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.9%
Returns, under $25k23.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$385,600
Median gross rent$1,019
Rent as a share of household income32.9%
Owner-occupied85%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house85.1%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units5.1%
5 to 19 units3.7%
20 or more units3.4%
Mobile home2.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$499,860as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 114%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$499,860$151,878

$151,878 in 2000 to $499,860 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home12.2%
Drives to work alone73.8%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.5% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.9% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments86
People employed2,208
Annual payroll$185,700,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 17.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss35.5 out of 100
Community resilience76.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding22.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Maine and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMaineUnited States
Median household income$95,762$71,773$78,538
Income per person$43,196$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$385,600$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,019$1,084$1,348
Homeownership85%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home12.2%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%3.9%13.9%
Median age42.144.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCAPE NEDDICK, ME US13.1 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year70 in

Average high and low by month

January32°F / 14.4°F3.61 in rain, 18.5 in snow
February34.9°F / 15.9°F3.64 in rain, 20.1 in snow
March42.4°F / 23.5°F4.92 in rain, 11.6 in snow
April55.6°F / 33.6°F4.78 in rain, 2.4 in snow
May65.5°F / 44.2°F3.93 in rain
June73.6°F / 54.5°F4.46 in rain
July78.9°F / 60.5°F3.8 in rain
August78.7°F / 59.2°F3.6 in rain
September71°F / 51.4°F4.3 in rain
October59.4°F / 39.8°F5.35 in rain
November48.2°F / 30.5°F4.3 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December37.9°F / 20.8°F4.93 in rain, 16 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

School Administrative District 6099.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

04090 Wells, ME10.1 km away
04014 Cape Porpoise, ME10.5 km away
04054 Moody, ME11.4 km away
03901 Berwick, ME11.5 km away
04073 Sanford, ME11.9 km away
03908 South Berwick, ME11.9 km away
03907 Ogunquit, ME12 km away
03902 Cape Neddick, ME14.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

York County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area38.26 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Population density138 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.3254, -70.7212

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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