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Dexter, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dexter, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,295. 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 DEXTER-ME · Dexter, ME 1 ZIPs · 4,295 pop · #20314/25278 · Penobscot County

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

  • INC-MID $54,137
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20314/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Old Town
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,295
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,600

Nearest income peer: Old Town, ME (+ $2,221 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 Dexter

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dexter 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, Dexter, 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.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,295
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,137
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 ($54,137 average) · poverty 21.9%. The primary code (04930) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dexter as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Dexter's single ZIP 04930 carries the town

Dexter is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04930 is the entire residential footprint (4,295 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 Dexter's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 87 establishments, 603 employees , annual payroll $22,861k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04930 (87 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Dexter, ME

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

Dexter sits in the lower half of Penobscot County on income: Bangor, Orono and Old Town report more, and only Millinocket reports less. Hampden marks the far end of that range at $106,554, 97% above Dexter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04930 4,295 $54,137 87 31
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Dexter 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 Dexter, .