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04965 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 04965 covers Palmyra, Maine, with a population of about 2,150 and a median household income of $49,261.

Population
2,15054 per square mile
Median age
36.62.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$49,26131% below the Maine median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$248,041up 47% in five years
Median rent
$76330% below the Maine median
Degree or higher
16.8%18.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.4%17.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
48

Where 04965 is

Palmyra, 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

Population2,150
Median age36.6
Family households59.8%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)98.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans11.7%
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$49,261
Income per person$24,320
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k11.4%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k7.3%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k6.7%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k19.3%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more0.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed890
Mean adjusted gross income$53,006
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$123,800
Median gross rent$763
Rent as a share of household income28.1%
Owner-occupied82.4%
Vacant homes5%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house60.3%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units2.4%
Mobile home36.4%
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$248,041as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 47%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 126%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$248,041$108,413

$108,413 in 2012 to $248,041 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%
High school diploma or higher88.9%
Works from home7.1%
Drives to work alone84.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.1%
Health

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

Obesity40.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24.8% 11.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.4% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.6% 8.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.8% 13.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.2% 5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.7% 6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.6% 6.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD15% 8.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.1% 12.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.7% 13 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.9% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.1% 3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps30.7% 16.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.7% 5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.7% 6.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.4% 5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.4% 1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.8% 5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.4% 6.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.1% 9.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments48
People employed560
Annual payroll$16,840,000
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 52% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss45.7 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 weather97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.9Very 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$49,261$71,773$78,538
Income per person$24,320$42,035$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%10.8%12.4%
Median home value$123,800$266,400$303,400
Median gross rent$763$1,084$1,348
Homeownership82.4%74%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7.1%14.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%3.9%13.9%
Median age36.644.838.7
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 US13 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04943 Hartland, ME7.5 km away
04967 Pittsfield, ME8 km away
04971 Saint Albans, ME8.1 km away
04953 Newport, ME9.2 km away
04926 China Village, ME9.5 km away
04929 Detroit, ME11.6 km away
04933 East Newport, ME13.2 km away
04928 Corinna, ME14 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 area40.17 sq mi
Water area1.27 sq mi
Population density54 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.8576, -69.3811

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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