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04457 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04457 covers Lincoln, Maine, with a population of about 5,755 and a median household income of $51,403.

Population
5,75522 per square mile
Median age
52.613.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,40328% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
13.7%1.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$233,851up 39.3% in five years
Median rent
$64740% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
20.7%14.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.9%9.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
214

Where 04457 is

Lincoln, 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

Population5,755
Median age52.6
Family households56.7%
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.6%
White (non-Hispanic)97.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans11.7%
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$51,403
Income per person$28,954
Poverty rate13.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance30.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.3%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k9.0%
$25–30k6.2%
$30–35k5.7%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k18.1%
$75–100k11.4%
$100–125k4.2%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k2.8%
$200k or more1.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,740
Mean adjusted gross income$59,540
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k33.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$126,100
Median gross rent$647
Rent as a share of household income35.4%
Owner-occupied74.9%
Vacant homes21.5%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house76.1%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units4.4%
5 to 19 units4.5%
20 or more units5.4%
Mobile home9.5%
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$233,851as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 132.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$233,851$92,002

$92,508 in 2012 to $233,851 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home4.2%
Drives to work alone83.7%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.6%
Health

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

Obesity40.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29% 7.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.9% 11.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.5% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.9% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.8% 9.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments214
People employed2,109
Annual payroll$90,103,000
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 39.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss29.4 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 weather98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche31.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22Relatively 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$51,403$71,773$78,538
Income per person$28,954$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$126,100$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$647$1,084$1,348
Homeownership74.9%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home4.2%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US3%3.9%13.9%
Median age52.644.838.7
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 stationLINCOLN SANITARY DISTRICT/WTP, ME US2.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Regional School Unit 6743.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Penobscot Unorganized Territory39% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodville16.5% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 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, ME12.7 km away
04417 Burlington, ME16.4 km away
04495 Winn, ME16.6 km away
04455 Lee, ME17 km away
04448 Howland, ME17.1 km away
04475 Passadumkeag, ME19.8 km away
04459 Mattawamkeag, ME23 km away
04460 Medway, ME28.5 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 area258.78 sq mi
Water area13.79 sq mi
Population density22 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3508, -68.5077

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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