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04575 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04575 covers West Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Poverty rate
3%9.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
40.6%5.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 04575 is

West Boothbay Harbor, 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

Family households87.9%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.9%
White (non-Hispanic)97.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans13.5%
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

Income per person$47,534
Poverty rate3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k23.4%
$50–60k8.1%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k20.2%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k13.7%
$200k or more26.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes61.7%
Median year built1943

What the homes are

Detached house98.1%
5 to 19 units1.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%
High school diploma or higher99.6%
Works from home14.1%
Drives to work alone43.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.8%
Health

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

Obesity31.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.9% 4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84% 7.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.3% 12 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.6% 7.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.8% 6.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed11
Annual payroll$1,481,000
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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 72.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss58.5 out of 100
Community resilience92.4 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.

Coastal flooding99.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.3Very 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$47,534$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate3%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership100%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.9%5.2%
Works from home14.1%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%3.9%13.9%
Median age44.838.7
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 stationWESTPORT ISLAND, ME US6.8 km away
Rain in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January31°F / 14.3°F4.37 in rain
February33.3°F / 15.9°F3.91 in rain
March40.5°F / 24.3°F4.92 in rain
April51.4°F / 34.3°F4.33 in rain
May62.5°F / 44.1°F3.6 in rain
June70.1°F / 53.4°F4.43 in rain
July76.3°F / 59.2°F3.69 in rain
August75.9°F / 58.6°F3.24 in rain
September69.2°F / 51.4°F4.32 in rain
October57.8°F / 41.7°F5.17 in rain
November47.3°F / 32.3°F4.35 in rain
December36.9°F / 21.8°F5.39 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%.

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District100% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04538 Boothbay Harbor, ME1.3 km away
04576 Southport, ME3.6 km away
04544 East Boothbay, ME4.7 km away
04571 Trevett, ME4.8 km away
04537 Boothbay, ME5.2 km away
04568 South Bristol, ME6.9 km away
04548 Georgetown, ME9.5 km away
04558 Pemaquid, ME10.4 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.

Lincoln County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.17 sq mi
Water area1.67 sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.8490, -69.6434

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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