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Hancock, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hancock, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,261. 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 HANCOCK-ME · Hancock, ME 1 ZIPs · 2,261 pop · #12503/25278 · Hancock County

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

  • INC-MID $71,699
  • RANK-MID #12503/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Orland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,261
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $269,100

Nearest income peer: Orland, ME ( $2,677 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 Hancock

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

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,261
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,699
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 04640 (2,261 residents). Household income $71,699 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hancock as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04640, is all of Hancock

There is no split to weigh here: 04640 holds every one of Hancock's 2,261 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Hancock's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 75 establishments, 464 employees , annual payroll $30,237k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04640 (75 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (20) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Hancock, ME

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

Hancock lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Hancock County: Ellsworth, Bar Harbor and Blue Hill earn more and Bucksport, Orland and Franklin earn less. Castine marks the far end of that range at $113,750, 59% above Hancock.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04640 2,261 $71,699 75 32
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Hancock 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 Hancock, .