PlainZIP

Charleston, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Charleston, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,409. 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 CHARLESTON-ME · Charleston, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,409 pop · #11016/25278 · Penobscot County

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

  • INC-HIGH $75,250
  • RANK-MID #11016/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Eddington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,409
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $226,500

Nearest income peer: Eddington, ME ( $2,393 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 Charleston

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

Top 44%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,409
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,250
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 04422 (1,409 residents). Household income $75,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, South Paris is the closest lower-income city and Spruce Head the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Charleston.

Population concentration

Charleston's single ZIP 04422 carries the town

Charleston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04422 is the entire residential footprint (1,409 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Charleston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 234 employees , annual payroll $7,603k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04422 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Charleston, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Penobscot County, which covers 46 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Charleston. See the Penobscot County roll-up →

Charleston sits in the upper half of Penobscot County on income: Bangor, Orono and Old Town report less, while Hampden, Holden and Orrington report more. Hampden marks the far end of that range at $106,554, 42% above Charleston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04422 1,409 $75,250 25 13
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Charleston 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 Charleston, .