Howland, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Howland, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,431. 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 HOWLAND-ME · Howland, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,431 pop · #20077/25278 · Penobscot County

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

  • INC-MID $54,750
  • RANK-LOWER #20077/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dexter
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,431
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,000

Nearest income peer: Dexter, ME ( $613 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 Howland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Howland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Howland, 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.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,431
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,750
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,750 average) · poverty 22.5%. The primary code (04448) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Howland as a pure owner town.

Within Maine, South Bristol is the closest lower-income city and Augusta the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Howland.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04448, is all of Howland

There is no split to weigh here: 04448 holds every one of Howland's 1,431 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 Howland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 161 employees , annual payroll $5,983k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04448 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Howland, ME

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

Howland 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, 95% above Howland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04448 1,431 $54,750 23 5

Howland 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 Howland, .