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04947 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04947 covers Kingfield, Maine, with a population of about 1,584 and a median household income of $67,292.

Population
1,58413 per square mile
Median age
56.317.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,2926% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
11.3%1.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$565,494up 28.2% in five years
Median rent
$86420% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
53.7%18.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
90.6%25.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
97

Where 04947 is

Kingfield, 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

Population1,584
Median age56.3
Family households56.2%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.8%
White (non-Hispanic)98.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino0.2%
Veterans11.9%
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$67,292
Income per person$55,870
Poverty rate11.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k5.2%
$15–20k9.1%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k12.8%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k3.8%
$150–200k10.9%
$200k or more14.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed970
Mean adjusted gross income$97,374
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.2%
Returns, under $25k26.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.4%
Returns, $200k or more8.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$246,900
Median gross rent$864
Rent as a share of household income21.7%
Owner-occupied90.6%
Vacant homes72.1%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house56.1%
Attached house8.9%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units18.3%
20 or more units6.7%
Mobile home3%
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$565,494as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 137.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$565,494$126,266

$126,266 in 2000 to $565,494 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.7%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home16.4%
Drives to work alone73%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.5%
Health

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

Obesity33.2% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26% 4.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.4% 9.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.5% 2.1 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 year81.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.7% 1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments97
People employed1,448
Annual payroll$42,870,000
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 68.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss60.9 out of 100
Community resilience72.5 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 weather96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche55.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2Very 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$67,292$71,773$78,538
Income per person$55,870$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate11.3%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$246,900$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$864$1,084$1,348
Homeownership90.6%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.7%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home16.4%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%3.9%13.9%
Median age56.344.838.7
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 stationLONG FALLS DAM, ME US26.3 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year109 in

Average high and low by month

January23.2°F / 4.3°F2.79 in rain, 22.7 in snow
February26.2°F / 4.9°F2.43 in rain, 22.9 in snow
March34.7°F / 14°F3.04 in rain, 22.2 in snow
April47.3°F / 27.8°F3.79 in rain, 7.6 in snow
May62.1°F / 39.9°F3.61 in rain
June71.5°F / 49.7°F4.45 in rain
July76.7°F / 55.1°F3.96 in rain
August75.5°F / 52.9°F3.57 in rain
September68.1°F / 45.5°F3.23 in rain
October53.7°F / 35.4°F4.61 in rain, 2.6 in snow
November40.4°F / 25.2°F3.8 in rain, 7.2 in snow
December29.2°F / 13.6°F3.76 in rain, 23.9 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Carrabassett Valley61.9% of this ZIP code's land area
School Administrative District 5834.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Franklin Unorganized Territory3.6% 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 status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04954 New Portland, ME13.2 km away
04961 New Portland, ME14.3 km away
04983 Strong, ME18.4 km away
04956 New Vineyard, ME21.5 km away
04966 Phillips, ME21.6 km away
04982 Stratton, ME23.5 km away
04958 North Anson, ME24.4 km away
04920 Bingham, ME25.1 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.

Franklin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area125.17 sq mi
Water area0.3 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.9854, -70.1832

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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