PlainZIP

Athens, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Athens, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,048. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ATHENS-ME · Athens, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,048 pop · #21394/25278 · Somerset County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,250
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21394/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Skowhegan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,048
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,300

Nearest income peer: Skowhegan, ME (+ $2,284 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Athens

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Athens on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Athens, ME sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,048
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,250
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,250 average) · poverty 25.1%. The primary code (04912) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, Detroit is the closest lower-income city and Millinocket the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Athens.

Population concentration

Athens reads through its lone ZIP, 04912

1,048 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04912 is not the leading code inside Athens, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Athens's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 133 employees , annual payroll $6,066k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04912 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Athens, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Athens. See the Somerset County roll-up →

Athens sits in the lower half of Somerset County on income: Skowhegan, Fairfield and Madison report more, Hartland and Bingham report less. Norridgewock marks the far end of that range at $65,931, 29% above Athens.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04912 1,048 $51,250 18 7
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Athens roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Athens, .