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04634 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04634 covers Franklin, Maine, with a population of about 2,218 and a median household income of $66,607.

Population
2,21824 per square mile
Median age
48.810.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,6077% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
14.2%1.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$303,501up 18.6% in five years
Median rent
$89917% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
21.2%13.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.3%11.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
36

Where 04634 is

Franklin, 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

Population2,218
Median age48.8
Family households64.3%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.8%
White (non-Hispanic)92.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans6.5%
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

Median household income$66,607
Income per person$32,704
Poverty rate14.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k6.6%
$30–35k7.2%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k19.4%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k15.0%
$150–200k3.5%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,000
Mean adjusted gross income$53,374
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$235,800
Median gross rent$899
Owner-occupied76.3%
Vacant homes41.2%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house80.8%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units6.1%
5 to 19 units0.8%
Mobile home11.2%
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$303,501as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$305,418$153,190

$153,190 in 2012 to $303,501 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone63.8%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.9%
Health

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

Obesity32.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.4% 2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.2% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments36
People employed152
Annual payroll$6,454,000
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 51.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.4 out of 100
Community resilience95.8 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 weather98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane87.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche45Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding37.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.2Very 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$66,607$71,773$78,538
Income per person$32,704$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate14.2%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$235,800$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$899$1,084$1,348
Homeownership76.3%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home9.2%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%3.9%13.9%
Median age48.844.838.7
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 stationE SURRY, ME US21.4 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January29.5°F / 10.6°F4.07 in rain
February32.3°F / 12°F3.58 in rain
March40.2°F / 21.8°F4.2 in rain
April51.5°F / 31.8°F4.26 in rain
May63°F / 41.9°F3.71 in rain
June71.1°F / 51.3°F4.48 in rain
July77.4°F / 57.4°F3.1 in rain
August77°F / 56.4°F3.14 in rain
September69.3°F / 49.2°F3.92 in rain
October57.3°F / 38.1°F5.06 in rain
November46.1°F / 28.8°F4.89 in rain
December35.5°F / 19°F4.97 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.

Regional School Unit 2478.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Hancock Unorganized Territory21.9% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04664 Sullivan, ME11.4 km away
04640 Hancock, ME11.6 km away
04677 Sorrento, ME14 km away
04605 Ellsworth, ME14.8 km away
04607 Gouldsboro, ME19.3 km away
04672 Salsbury Cove, ME20.1 km away
04644 Hulls Cove, ME21.1 km away
04622 Cherryfield, ME23.6 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.

Hancock County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area93.53 sq mi
Water area11.99 sq mi
Population density24 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.6087, -68.2417

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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