Postal Codes

04953 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04953 covers Newport, Maine, with a population of about 3,145 and a median household income of $62,708.

Population
3,145107 per square mile
Median age
49.911.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,70813% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$274,023up 44.3% in five years
Median rent
$88418% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
28.9%6.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.5%9.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
133

Where 04953 is

Newport, 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

Population3,145
Median age49.9
Family households62.4%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans13.2%
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$62,708
Income per person$37,748
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k6.9%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k13.7%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k14.8%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k5.8%
$200k or more6.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,600
Mean adjusted gross income$60,543
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k30.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.5%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$213,400
Median gross rent$884
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied74.5%
Vacant homes18.6%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house69.3%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units12.4%
5 to 19 units5%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home11.5%
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$274,023as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 44.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 127.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$274,023$78,870

$78,870 in 2000 to $274,023 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home14%
Drives to work alone75.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.1%
Health

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

Obesity38.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.3% 2.9 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 year82.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% 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)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments133
People employed1,184
Annual payroll$48,444,000
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 31.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss34.5 out of 100
Community resilience89.8 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 weather98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane81.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave37.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5Very 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$62,708$71,773$78,538
Income per person$37,748$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$213,400$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$884$1,084$1,348
Homeownership74.5%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home14%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%3.9%13.9%
Median age49.944.838.7
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 stationCORINNA, ME US9.2 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year72 in

Average high and low by month

January28.2°F / 6°F3.36 in rain, 16.6 in snow
February31.9°F / 6.8°F2.82 in rain, 17.2 in snow
March41°F / 18.2°F3.44 in rain, 13.4 in snow
April54°F / 31.2°F3.83 in rain, 3.4 in snow
May66.9°F / 42.5°F3.64 in rain
June75.1°F / 52.4°F4.02 in rain
July80.5°F / 58°F3.22 in rain
August79.6°F / 55.8°F3.59 in rain
September72°F / 47.6°F3.56 in rain
October59.1°F / 36.6°F4.77 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November46°F / 27.3°F4.11 in rain, 4.1 in snow
December34.2°F / 15.8°F4.34 in rain, 16.5 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%.

Regional School Unit 19100% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04933 East Newport, ME4.1 km away
04969 Plymouth, ME8.4 km away
04965 Palmyra, ME9.2 km away
04929 Detroit, ME9.7 km away
04928 Corinna, ME10 km away
04434 Etna, ME11.8 km away
04967 Pittsfield, ME12.1 km away
04488 Stetson, ME13.6 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.

Penobscot County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.51 sq mi
Water area7.46 sq mi
Population density107 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.8393, -69.2675

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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