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04786 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04786 covers Washburn, Maine, with a population of about 1,686 and a median household income of $48,235.

Population
1,68624 per square mile
Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Median household income
$48,23533% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
13.7%1.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$150,235up 44.8% in five years
Median rent
$47656% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
24%11 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.6%13.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 04786 is

Washburn, Maine — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,686
Median age46.7
Family households63.6%
Born outside the US4.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.3%
White (non-Hispanic)91.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans10.2%
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$48,235
Income per person$27,776
Poverty rate13.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.2%
$10–15k9.6%
$15–20k5.8%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k6.5%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k6.8%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k4.2%
$200k or more1.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed800
Mean adjusted gross income$49,695
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$104,900
Median gross rent$476
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied78.6%
Vacant homes11.8%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house70.2%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units9.6%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units3%
Mobile home13.5%
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$150,235as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 44.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$150,235$72,595

$73,702 in 2015 to $150,235 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher24%
High school diploma or higher89%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone82.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.2%
Health

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

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.2% 8.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82% 5.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.3% 4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.3% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 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 disability18.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.1% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed56
Annual payroll$2,196,000
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 62.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss48.3 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 weather99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.1Very 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$48,235$71,773$78,538
Income per person$27,776$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$104,900$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$476$1,084$1,348
Homeownership78.6%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7.4%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US4.7%3.9%13.9%
Median age46.744.838.7
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 stationCARIBOU MUNI AP, ME US12.7 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year118 in

Average high and low by month

January20.8°F / 2.6°F2.95 in rain, 25 in snow
February24.1°F / 4.4°F2.42 in rain, 25.3 in snow
March34.3°F / 15.6°F2.77 in rain, 21.4 in snow
April47.7°F / 29.4°F2.99 in rain, 8.3 in snow
May63°F / 41.4°F3.46 in rain, 0.8 in snow
June72.1°F / 50.6°F3.89 in rain
July77.1°F / 56.3°F4.23 in rain
August75.7°F / 54.1°F3.61 in rain
September67.3°F / 45.9°F3.44 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October53.2°F / 35.9°F3.99 in rain, 1.7 in snow
November39.5°F / 25.6°F3.35 in rain, 10.4 in snow
December27.5°F / 12.3°F3.6 in rain, 25.2 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 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%.

School Administrative District 45100% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% 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.

04738 Crouseville, ME4.7 km away
04736 Caribou, ME12.6 km away
04757 Mapleton, ME12.7 km away
04766 Perham, ME13.1 km away
04769 Presque Isle, ME14.8 km away
04751 Limestone, ME17.4 km away
04762 New Sweden, ME18.7 km away
04742 Fort Fairfield, ME22.5 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.

Aroostook County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area70.35 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq mi
Population density24 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.7883, -68.1338

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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