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04263 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04263 covers Leeds, Maine, with a population of about 2,371 and a median household income of $86,339.

Population
2,37159 per square mile
Median age
38.5about the US average
Median household income
$86,3391.2× the Maine median
Poverty rate
20.1%7.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$357,643up 45.7% in five years
Median rent
$63242% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
20.2%14.8 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
36

Where 04263 is

Leeds, 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

Population2,371
Median age38.5
Family households73.6%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.9%
White (non-Hispanic)96%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans9%
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$86,339
Income per person$34,309
Poverty rate20.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k19.1%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k14.0%
$200k or more8.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,100
Mean adjusted gross income$61,732
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k22.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$244,800
Median gross rent$632
Rent as a share of household income24.5%
Owner-occupied90.9%
Vacant homes14.7%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house76.6%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units2.3%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home16.3%
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$357,643as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 121.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$357,643$141,904

$141,904 in 2012 to $357,643 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%
High school diploma or higher91.7%
Works from home11%
Drives to work alone82.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.4%
Health

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

Obesity38.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.4% 8.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.1% 10 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 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 threat10.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.2% 10.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments36
People employed289
Annual payroll$10,578,000
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 8.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss21.3 out of 100
Community resilience77.6 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.

Drought95.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding11Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.1Very 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$86,339$71,773$78,538
Income per person$34,309$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate20.1%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$244,800$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$632$1,084$1,348
Homeownership90.9%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate2%3.9%5.2%
Works from home11%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%3.9%13.9%
Median age38.544.838.7
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 stationTURNER, ME US10.4 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year78 in

Average high and low by month

January28.2°F / 10.3°F3.65 in rain, 17.3 in snow
February31.3°F / 11.9°F2.99 in rain, 20.7 in snow
March39.3°F / 20.8°F3.77 in rain, 13.3 in snow
April52.3°F / 32.6°F4.24 in rain, 4.9 in snow
May65.1°F / 43.4°F3.79 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June73.5°F / 53.1°F4.42 in rain
July78.7°F / 59.3°F3.94 in rain
August78.2°F / 56.9°F3.52 in rain
September70.5°F / 48.9°F3.93 in rain
October57.4°F / 38.7°F5.09 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November45°F / 28.4°F4.39 in rain, 3.8 in snow
December33.8°F / 17.8°F4.37 in rain, 17.2 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 52100% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04265 North Monmouth, ME7.1 km away
04284 Wayne, ME8.5 km away
04282 Turner, ME10.4 km away
04259 Monmouth, ME10.5 km away
04236 Greene, ME10.6 km away
04228 East Livermore, ME12.9 km away
04211 Auburn, ME13.2 km away
04212 Auburn, ME13.2 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.

Androscoggin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.05 sq mi
Water area3.36 sq mi
Population density59 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.2834, -70.1253

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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