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04957 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04957 covers Norridgewock, Maine, with a population of about 4,090 and a median household income of $66,099.

Population
4,09053 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,0998% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
26.4%14 points above the US average
Typical home value
$255,255up 28.9% in five years
Median rent
$92814% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
19.4%15.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 04957 is

Norridgewock, 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

Population4,090
Median age40.9
Family households66.4%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.9%
White (non-Hispanic)93.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans8.3%
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$66,099
Poverty rate26.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k12.0%
$15–20k5.7%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k3.7%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more11.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,970
Mean adjusted gross income$59,833
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k28.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$187,300
Median gross rent$928
Rent as a share of household income15.8%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes16%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house72.4%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units1.2%
Mobile home21.9%
Boat, RV or van0.8%
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$255,255as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$255,255$124,700

$142,258 in 2003 to $255,255 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home13.4%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.1%
Health

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

Obesity39.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22% 8.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.7% 7.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.5% 11.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 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 screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.5% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56% 5.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.9% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.7% 11.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.8% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.9% 2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19% 5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.3% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.4% 11.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed537
Annual payroll$21,915,000
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 58.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.3 out of 100
Community resilience41 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 weather97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane86.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.4Very 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$66,099$71,773$78,538
Income per person$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate26.4%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$187,300$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$928$1,084$1,348
Homeownership82.8%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate4%3.9%5.2%
Works from home13.4%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%3.9%13.9%
Median age40.944.838.7
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 stationMADISON, ME US12.8 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year74 in

Average high and low by month

January26.9°F / 5.5°F2.92 in rain, 18.6 in snow
February29.7°F / 5.9°F2.29 in rain, 19.2 in snow
March38.5°F / 17.3°F2.87 in rain, 12.6 in snow
April51.1°F / 30.4°F3.54 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May64.2°F / 41.7°F3.28 in rain
June73.2°F / 51.8°F4.19 in rain
July78.9°F / 57.4°F3.61 in rain
August77.8°F / 55.4°F3.39 in rain
September70.2°F / 47.3°F3.26 in rain
October57°F / 36.5°F4.81 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November44°F / 26.6°F3.78 in rain, 3.4 in snow
December33°F / 15.2°F3.77 in rain, 15.9 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%.

School Administrative District 5499.9% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04978 Smithfield, ME6.9 km away
04937 Fairfield, ME12.8 km away
04911 Anson, ME13 km away
04950 Madison, ME13.4 km away
04976 Skowhegan, ME14.3 km away
04944 Hinckley, ME14.9 km away
04955 New Sharon, ME15.3 km away
04903 Waterville, ME18.2 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.

Somerset County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area76.71 sq mi
Water area2.3 sq mi
Population density53 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.6899, -69.8306

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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