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Lewiston, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lewiston, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 36,592. 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 LEWISTON-ME · Lewiston, ME 1 ZIPs · 36,592 pop · #19856/25278 · Androscoggin County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $55,393
  • RANK-LOWER #19856/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Sabattus
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 51% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,592
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $235,100

Nearest income peer: Sabattus, ME (+ $7,062 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 Lewiston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lewiston 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, Lewiston, ME sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,592
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,393
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 ($55,393 average) · poverty 20.0%. The primary code (04240) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.2%) for this income tier, rent $986 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04240, is all of Lewiston

There is no split to weigh here: 04240 holds every one of Lewiston's 36,592 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 Lewiston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,015 establishments, 18,523 employees , annual payroll $1,069,336k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04240 (1,015 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (182) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Lewiston, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Androscoggin County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lewiston. See the Androscoggin County roll-up →

Lewiston sits in the lower half of Androscoggin County on income: Auburn, Sabattus and Turner report more, and only Livermore Falls reports less. Turner marks the far end of that range at $100,036, 81% above Lewiston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04240 36,592 $55,393 1,015 414
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Lewiston 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 Lewiston, .