PlainZIP

Bristol, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bristol, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,168. 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 BRISTOL-ME · Bristol, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,168 pop · #5122/25278 · Lincoln County

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,111
  • RANK-UPPER #5122/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bremen
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,168
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $346,900

Nearest income peer: Bremen, ME (+ $3,889 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 Bristol

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bristol 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, Bristol, ME sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,168
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,111
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $96,111 and home value $346,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 41.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, Hollis Center is the closest lower-income city and Bailey Island the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bristol.

Population concentration

Bristol's single ZIP 04539 carries the town

Bristol is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04539 is the entire residential footprint (1,168 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bristol's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 45 establishments, 154 employees , annual payroll $8,830k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04539 (45 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Bristol, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bristol. See the Lincoln County roll-up →

Bristol sits in the upper half of Lincoln County on income: Waldoboro, Wiscasset and Jefferson report less, while Nobleboro, Edgecomb and Bremen report more. Boothbay Harbor marks the far end of that range at $56,500, 41% below Bristol.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04539 1,168 $96,111 45 28
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Bristol 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 Bristol, .