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04286 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04286 covers West Bethel, Maine, with a population of about 0.

Population
0
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 04286 is

West Bethel, Maine — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population0
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 49.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss48.8 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 weather96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane85.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche61.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.8Very 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$71,773$78,538
Income per person$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate10.8%12.4%
Median home value$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5.2%
Works from home14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%13.9%
Median age44.838.7
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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 stationBETHEL 6 SSE, ME US12.3 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January27.6°F / 8.1°F3.74 in rain
February30.7°F / 10.7°F3.08 in rain
March39.6°F / 18.7°F3.51 in rain
April52.3°F / 30.9°F4.3 in rain
May65.4°F / 42.2°F3.78 in rain
June73.9°F / 51.5°F5.27 in rain
July79°F / 56.8°F4.61 in rain
August77.8°F / 55.5°F5.01 in rain
September70.6°F / 46.8°F3.82 in rain
October56.9°F / 36.8°F5.28 in rain
November44.8°F / 27.2°F4.17 in rain
December33.8°F / 16.8°F4.29 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 44100% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability7.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04217 Bethel, ME4.7 km away
04237 Hanover, ME15.4 km away
04231 Stoneham, ME15.5 km away
04219 Bryant Pond, ME17.2 km away
04255 Greenwood, ME19.1 km away
04267 North Waterford, ME20.3 km away
03581 Gorham, NH23.4 km away
04289 West Paris, ME24.4 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 area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.4021, -70.8601

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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