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04843 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04843 covers Camden, Maine, with a population of about 5,243 and a median household income of $82,841.

Population
5,243284 per square mile
Median age
52.814.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,8411.2× the Maine median
Poverty rate
7.8%4.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$700,062up 42.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,125about the Maine median
Degree or higher
65%30 points above the US average
Homeownership
69.3%4.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
301

Where 04843 is

Camden, 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

Population5,243
Median age52.8
Family households50.6%
Born outside the US5%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.1%
White (non-Hispanic)95.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%
Veterans7.4%
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$82,841
Income per person$48,253
Poverty rate7.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.1%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k4.0%
$30–35k8.2%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k5.9%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k14.2%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more10.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,750
Mean adjusted gross income$108,198
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.1%
Returns, under $25k28.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.2%
Returns, $200k or more13.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$486,300
Median gross rent$1,125
Rent as a share of household income26.9%
Owner-occupied69.3%
Vacant homes25.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house71.3%
Attached house3.4%
2 to 4 units13.6%
5 to 19 units4.3%
20 or more units4.9%
Mobile home2.4%
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$700,062as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 42.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$700,062$179,584

$179,584 in 2000 to $700,062 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher65%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home17.6%
Drives to work alone63.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.1%
Health

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

Obesity27.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.2% 13.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.7% 7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 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 year85.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7% 10.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.5% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.6% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments301
People employed1,853
Annual payroll$95,877,000
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 56.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.9 out of 100
Community resilience98.8 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 weather99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche19.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.7Very 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$82,841$71,773$78,538
Income per person$48,253$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate7.8%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$486,300$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,125$1,084$1,348
Homeownership69.3%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate7.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home17.6%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US5%3.9%13.9%
Median age52.844.838.7
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 stationW ROCKPORT 1 NNW, ME US6.1 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year69 in

Average high and low by month

January30.3°F / 12°F4.75 in rain, 17.2 in snow
February32.5°F / 13.6°F4.2 in rain, 19.2 in snow
March39.6°F / 22.2°F5.01 in rain, 11.3 in snow
April51.4°F / 33.6°F5.21 in rain, 3.5 in snow
May62.4°F / 44.1°F4.22 in rain
June70.8°F / 53.5°F4.49 in rain
July76.7°F / 59.6°F3.2 in rain
August76.3°F / 59.2°F3.37 in rain
September69°F / 51.9°F4.49 in rain
October57.2°F / 40.9°F6.07 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November46.7°F / 31.1°F5.27 in rain, 2.3 in snow
December36.4°F / 20.2°F5.92 in rain, 15 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Five Town Community School District49.7% of this ZIP code's land area
School Administrative District 2849.7% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04856 Rockport, ME3 km away
04865 West Rockport, ME4.3 km away
04847 Hope, ME7.5 km away
04850 Lincolnville Center, ME9.7 km away
04849 Lincolnville, ME10.1 km away
04841 Rockland, ME11.7 km away
04854 Owls Head, ME15.7 km away
04864 Warren, ME16.7 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.

Knox County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.49 sq mi
Water area5.44 sq mi
Population density284 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.2137, -69.0767

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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