PlainZIP

Jay, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jay, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,851. 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 JAY-ME · Jay, ME 1 ZIPs · 4,851 pop · #13158/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-MID $70,238
  • RANK-MID #13158/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kingfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,851
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,600

Nearest income peer: Kingfield, ME ( $134 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 Jay

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,851
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,238
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,238 and poverty 9.8% concentrate in 04239.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Jay as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Jay reads through its lone ZIP, 04239

4,851 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04239 is not the leading code inside Jay, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Jay's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 83 establishments, 814 employees , annual payroll $50,601k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04239 (83 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (19) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Jay, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Franklin County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jay. See the Franklin County roll-up →

No other city sharing Franklin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Jay. Farmington, Wilton and Strong sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Stratton marks the far end of that range at $30,469, 57% below Jay.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04239 4,851 $70,238 83 39
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Jay 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 Jay, .