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04417 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04417 covers Burlington, Maine, with a population of about 386 and a median household income of $42,778.

Population
3864 per square mile
Median age
59.420.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$42,77840% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
23.6%11.2 points above the US average
Median home value
$92,90065% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
24.4%10.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.5%29.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 04417 is

Burlington, 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

Population386
Median age59.4
Family households47%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)99.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.8%
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$42,778
Income per person$28,037
Poverty rate23.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.5%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k18.0%
$40–45k9.0%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k7.5%
$100–125k11.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k3.5%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed190
Mean adjusted gross income$42,274
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k42.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$92,900
Owner-occupied94.5%
Vacant homes56.6%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house88.9%
Mobile home11.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home2.2%
Drives to work alone74.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more64.8%
Health

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

Obesity42.8% 9.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.2% 9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.4% 7.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83% 6.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.8% 5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.3% 6.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.4% 10.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.3% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.4% 3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.5% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.1% 6.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed5
Annual payroll$56,000
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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 28.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss15.9 out of 100
Community resilience89.8 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 weather99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.7Very 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$42,778$71,773$78,538
Income per person$28,037$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate23.6%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$92,900$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership94.5%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate9.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home2.2%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%3.9%13.9%
Median age59.444.838.7
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 stationLINCOLN SANITARY DISTRICT/WTP, ME US18.6 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January25.6°F / 3.4°F3.46 in rain
February29.1°F / 4.8°F2.38 in rain
March38.2°F / 17°F3.52 in rain
April51.7°F / 30.4°F3.58 in rain
May65.5°F / 43°F3.72 in rain
June74°F / 52.5°F4.07 in rain
July79.3°F / 58.8°F3.37 in rain
August77.7°F / 56.5°F3.61 in rain
September69.5°F / 47.6°F3.43 in rain
October56.5°F / 36.7°F4.73 in rain
November43.5°F / 27.2°F4.17 in rain
December31.5°F / 14.8°F4.23 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Burlington Public Schools58.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Penobscot Unorganized Territory41.8% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04493 West Enfield, ME12.1 km away
04455 Lee, ME15.9 km away
04457 Lincoln, ME16.4 km away
04475 Passadumkeag, ME17.4 km away
04448 Howland, ME22.5 km away
04495 Winn, ME24.7 km away
04418 Greenbush, ME27.4 km away
04487 Springfield, ME29.9 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.

Penobscot County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area92.65 sq mi
Water area3.29 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.2349, -68.3790

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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