Postal Codes

04781 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04781 covers Wallagrass, Maine, with a population of about 573 and a median household income of $54,792.

Population
57313 per square mile
Median age
51.713 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,79224% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
3%9.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$197,90026% below the Maine median
Median rent
$93214% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
17.4%17.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.7%21.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 04781 is

Wallagrass, 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

Population573
Median age51.7
Family households75.9%
Born outside the US3.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home42.9%
White (non-Hispanic)93.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans5.8%
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$54,792
Income per person$30,464
Poverty rate3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k9.2%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k7.6%
$40–45k16.1%
$45–50k8.0%
$50–60k11.2%
$60–75k15.7%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k4.8%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k2.8%
$200k or more3.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed260
Mean adjusted gross income$65,677
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$197,900
Median gross rent$932
Rent as a share of household income22.5%
Owner-occupied86.7%
Vacant homes21.5%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house86.1%
2 to 4 units5%
5 to 19 units0.6%
Mobile home8.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%
High school diploma or higher88.5%
Works from home7%
Drives to work alone82.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.2%
Health

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

Obesity40.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.4% 7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.4% 10.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.9% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21% 6.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.1% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.5% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.5% 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 threat9.1% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed23
Annual payroll$801,000
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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 82.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss73 out of 100
Community resilience40.1 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 weather99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche30.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.4Very 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$54,792$71,773$78,538
Income per person$30,464$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate3%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$197,900$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$932$1,084$1,348
Homeownership86.7%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US3.3%3.9%13.9%
Median age51.744.838.7
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 stationFT KENT, ME US12.2 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year99 in

Average high and low by month

January18.9°F / -3.2°F2.78 in rain, 20.3 in snow
February22.6°F / -2.7°F2.34 in rain, 21 in snow
March32.9°F / 9°F2.75 in rain, 19 in snow
April45.8°F / 25.1°F3.17 in rain, 6.6 in snow
May61.4°F / 37.4°F3.31 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June70.9°F / 47.3°F4.42 in rain
July75.8°F / 53.7°F4.52 in rain
August74.6°F / 51.2°F3.73 in rain
September66°F / 42.7°F3.72 in rain
October52°F / 31.7°F4.26 in rain, 1.1 in snow
November38.3°F / 22.3°F3.23 in rain, 8.9 in snow
December25.8°F / 8.1°F3.38 in rain, 22.3 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

School Administrative District 27100% 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 vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04744 Fort Kent Mills, ME12.2 km away
04743 Fort Kent, ME14.4 km away
04739 Eagle Lake, ME15.1 km away
04779 Sinclair, ME20.8 km away
04745 Frenchville, ME23 km away
04772 Saint Agatha, ME24 km away
04774 Saint Francis, ME26.7 km away
04756 Madawaska, 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.

Aroostook County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.77 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.1295, -68.5973

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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