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Dresden, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dresden, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,672. 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 DRESDEN-ME · Dresden, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,672 pop · #11171/25278 · Lincoln County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,844
  • RANK-MID #11171/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Whitefield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,672
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $240,100

Nearest income peer: Whitefield, ME ( $969 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 Dresden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dresden 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, Dresden, 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
1,672
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,844
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 04342 (1,672 residents). Household income $74,844 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Dresden reads through its lone ZIP, 04342

1,672 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04342 is not the leading code inside Dresden, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dresden

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 65 employees , annual payroll $2,840k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04342 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Dresden, ME

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

Dresden sits in the lower half of Lincoln County on income: Wiscasset, Jefferson and Newcastle report more, Waldoboro, Damariscotta and Boothbay Harbor report less. Edgecomb marks the far end of that range at $108,750, 45% above Dresden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04342 1,672 $74,844 22 21
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Dresden 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 Dresden, .