Lincoln, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lincoln, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,948. 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 LINCOLN-ME · Lincoln, ME 1 ZIPs · 5,948 pop · #19338/25278 · Penobscot County

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

  • INC-MID $56,645
  • RANK-LOWER #19338/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Old Town
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,948
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $146,300

Nearest income peer: Old Town, ME ( $287 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 Lincoln

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

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,948
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,645
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 ($56,645 average) · poverty 15.0%. The primary code (04457) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lincoln as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Lincoln reads through its lone ZIP, 04457

5,948 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04457 is not the leading code inside Lincoln, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Lincoln's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 218 establishments, 2,139 employees , annual payroll $98,829k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04457 (218 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (37) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Lincoln, ME

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

Lincoln sits in the lower half of Penobscot County on income: Bangor, Orono and Brewer report more, Millinocket and Dexter report less. Hampden marks the far end of that range at $106,554, 88% above Lincoln.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04457 5,948 $56,645 218 14

Lincoln 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 Lincoln, .