Castine, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Castine, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,366. 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 CASTINE-ME · Castine, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,366 pop · #2708/25278 · Hancock County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $113,750
  • RANK-TOP #2708/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Blue Hill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,366
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $603,500

Nearest income peer: Blue Hill, ME ( $33,373 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 Castine

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

Top 11%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,366
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$113,750
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 $113,750 and home value $603,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 74.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Castine as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04421, is all of Castine

There is no split to weigh here: 04421 holds every one of Castine's 1,366 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Castine's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 28 establishments, 150 employees , annual payroll $6,363k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04421 (28 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (7) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Castine, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Hancock County, which covers 41 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Castine. See the Hancock County roll-up →

No other city sharing Hancock County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Castine. Ellsworth, Bucksport and Bar Harbor sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Southwest Harbor marks the far end of that range at $59,205, 48% below Castine.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04421 1,366 $113,750 28 68

Castine 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 Castine, .