Postal Codes

04357 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04357 covers Richmond, Maine, with a population of about 3,555 and a median household income of $66,667.

Population
3,555117 per square mile
Median age
37.61.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$66,6677% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$341,681up 28.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,058about the Maine median
Degree or higher
29.1%5.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.2%7.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
79

Where 04357 is

Richmond, 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

Population3,555
Median age37.6
Family households58%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.1%
White (non-Hispanic)98.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans8.4%
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$66,667
Income per person$32,974
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.7%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k6.6%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k6.4%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k11.2%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k10.7%
$150–200k7.5%
$200k or more3.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,860
Mean adjusted gross income$66,181
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k25.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$246,900
Median gross rent$1,058
Rent as a share of household income28.9%
Owner-occupied72.2%
Vacant homes11%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house74.9%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units10.1%
5 to 19 units0.5%
20 or more units1.1%
Mobile home12.7%
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$341,681as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$343,405$109,141

$109,141 in 2000 to $341,681 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.6%
Health

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

Obesity31.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.1% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.1% 7.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.6% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13% 2.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62% 0.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.7% 1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.2% 1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.6% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments79
People employed569
Annual payroll$23,462,000
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 32.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss24.7 out of 100
Community resilience94.8 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 storm96.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding95Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane81.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.5Very 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$66,667$71,773$78,538
Income per person$32,974$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$246,900$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,058$1,084$1,348
Homeownership72.2%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home10.6%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%3.9%13.9%
Median age37.644.838.7
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 stationGARDINER, ME US13.2 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year69 in

Average high and low by month

January30.2°F / 9.4°F3.58 in rain, 17.6 in snow
February33.3°F / 10.2°F2.95 in rain, 20 in snow
March41.5°F / 20.8°F3.71 in rain, 12.7 in snow
April54.2°F / 32.7°F4.18 in rain, 2.8 in snow
May66.3°F / 43.8°F3.66 in rain
June75°F / 53.5°F4.4 in rain
July80.6°F / 59.5°F3.42 in rain
August79.9°F / 58°F3.61 in rain
September72.4°F / 49.7°F3.93 in rain
October59.7°F / 38.6°F5.39 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November47.3°F / 29°F4.52 in rain, 2.3 in snow
December36.4°F / 17.9°F4.38 in rain, 13.3 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%.

Richmond Public Schools100% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04342 Dresden, ME6.7 km away
04359 South Gardiner, ME9.9 km away
04345 Gardiner, ME11.8 km away
04008 Bowdoinham, ME12.2 km away
04287 Bowdoin, ME12.7 km away
04350 Litchfield, ME12.8 km away
04535 Alna, ME15 km away
04578 Wiscasset, ME15.4 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.

Sagadahoc County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area30.43 sq mi
Water area1.13 sq mi
Population density117 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.1042, -69.8211

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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