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04088 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04088 covers Waterford, Maine, with a population of about 1,300 and a median household income of $65,000.

Population
1,30026 per square mile
Median age
54.115.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,0009% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
14.6%2.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$355,380up 30% in five years
Median rent
$83523% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
30%5 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.9%25.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 04088 is

Waterford, 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

Population1,300
Median age54.1
Family households63.2%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)96%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans6.9%
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$65,000
Income per person$53,600
Poverty rate14.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.2%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k9.9%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k8.6%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed750
Mean adjusted gross income$62,563
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k32.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.3%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$242,700
Median gross rent$835
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied90.9%
Vacant homes41.2%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house84.4%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units0.6%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home11.7%
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$355,380as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 116.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$355,380$136,227

$136,227 in 2012 to $355,380 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher30%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home16.1%
Drives to work alone73.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29%
Health

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

Obesity34.4% 1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.9% 4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments26
People employed66
Annual payroll$3,935,000
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 45% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss44.2 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 weather96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought76.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche61.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.8Very 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$65,000$71,773$78,538
Income per person$53,600$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate14.6%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$242,700$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$835$1,084$1,348
Homeownership90.9%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home16.1%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%3.9%13.9%
Median age54.144.838.7
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 stationBRIDGTON 3 NW, ME US13.9 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year84 in

Average high and low by month

January28.1°F / 7.1°F3.52 in rain, 20.6 in snow
February31.3°F / 8.2°F3.64 in rain, 22 in snow
March40.2°F / 18.7°F3.88 in rain, 16.7 in snow
April53.6°F / 30.2°F4.36 in rain, 3.5 in snow
May66.2°F / 42.2°F3.71 in rain
June73°F / 52°F4.65 in rain
July77.9°F / 57.5°F4.25 in rain
August76.4°F / 55.8°F4.2 in rain
September68.9°F / 48°F3.9 in rain
October56.9°F / 36.8°F5.55 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November44.8°F / 27.1°F4.33 in rain, 4.2 in snow
December33.6°F / 16.1°F4.61 in rain, 16.5 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 17100% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04267 North Waterford, ME6 km away
04057 North Bridgton, ME10.6 km away
04040 Harrison, ME10.8 km away
04268 Norway, ME12.6 km away
04016 Center Lovell, ME14 km away
04255 Greenwood, ME14.9 km away
04009 Bridgton, ME15.7 km away
04231 Stoneham, ME15.8 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 area49.79 sq mi
Water area2.66 sq mi
Population density26 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.1931, -70.7163

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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