PlainZIP

Lee, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lee, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 923. 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 LEE-ME · Lee, ME 1 ZIPs · 923 pop · #21806/25278 · Penobscot County

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

  • INC-MID $49,886
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21806/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Millinocket
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 97% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 923
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $174,500

Nearest income peer: Millinocket, ME (+ $1,641 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 Lee

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

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
923
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,886
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 ($49,886 average) · poverty 19.5%. The primary code (04455) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, Wallagrass is the closest lower-income city and Columbia Falls the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lee.

Population concentration

Lee's single ZIP 04455 carries the town

Lee is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04455 is the entire residential footprint (923 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 Lee's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 104 employees , annual payroll $4,173k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04455 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Lee, ME

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Penobscot County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lee, Bangor, Orono and Old Town among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hampden marks the far end of that range at $106,554, 114% above Lee.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04455 923 $49,886 21 4
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Lee 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 Lee, .