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04037 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04037 covers Fryeburg, Maine, with a population of about 3,949 and a median household income of $52,135.

Population
3,94948 per square mile
Median age
48.710 points above the US average
Median household income
$52,13527% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$354,999up 33.2% in five years
Median rent
$87020% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
22.4%12.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.6%12.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
113

Where 04037 is

Fryeburg, 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

Population3,949
Median age48.7
Family households60.8%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.8%
White (non-Hispanic)91.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans8.7%
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$52,135
Income per person$32,592
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k9.3%
$25–30k6.9%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k8.9%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k7.0%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more5.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,980
Mean adjusted gross income$58,146
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k34.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$261,100
Median gross rent$870
Rent as a share of household income31.8%
Owner-occupied77.6%
Vacant homes28.9%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house81.3%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units2.2%
Mobile home10.5%
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$354,999as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 114.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$354,999$110,161

$161,712 in 2000 to $354,999 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%
High school diploma or higher92.6%
Works from home11.5%
Drives to work alone71.1%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13%
Health

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

Obesity35.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.3% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.5% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.6% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14% 3.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.1% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.8% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments113
People employed987
Annual payroll$45,807,000
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 39.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.8 out of 100
Community resilience55.8 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.

Winter weather94.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought86Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane81.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche61.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail36.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.5Relatively 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$52,135$71,773$78,538
Income per person$32,592$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate11%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$261,100$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$870$1,084$1,348
Homeownership77.6%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%3.9%5.2%
Works from home11.5%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US4%3.9%13.9%
Median age48.744.838.7
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 stationFRYEBURG E SLOPES AP, ME US4.8 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January30.5°F / 6.9°F3.36 in rain
February33.7°F / 8.9°F2.94 in rain
March42.1°F / 19°F3.6 in rain
April55.6°F / 30.1°F4.46 in rain
May68.4°F / 41.5°F3.69 in rain
June76.9°F / 51°F4.13 in rain
July81.8°F / 56.4°F3.88 in rain
August80.6°F / 54°F3.58 in rain
September72.7°F / 45.7°F4.04 in rain
October59.4°F / 35.2°F4.73 in rain
November46.6°F / 25.5°F4.35 in rain
December35.7°F / 14.7°F4.15 in rain
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 72100% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

03813 Center Conway, NH8.9 km away
04010 Brownfield, ME11.4 km away
03860 North Conway, NH12.6 km away
03847 Kearsarge, NH13 km away
03845 Intervale, NH14.1 km away
04051 Lovell, ME14.8 km away
04022 Denmark, ME15.3 km away
03818 Conway, NH16 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.

Oxford County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area81.73 sq mi
Water area7.66 sq mi
Population density48 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.0313, -70.9668

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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