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Mechanic Falls, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mechanic Falls, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,064. 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 MECHANIC-FALLS-ME · Mechanic Falls, ME 1 ZIPs · 3,064 pop · #13292/25278 · Androscoggin County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,914
  • RANK-MID #13292/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Auburn
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,064
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $270,900

Nearest income peer: Auburn, ME ( $3,267 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 Mechanic Falls

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,064
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,914
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 $69,914 and poverty 9.2% concentrate in 04256.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mechanic Falls as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04256, is all of Mechanic Falls

There is no split to weigh here: 04256 holds every one of Mechanic Falls's 3,064 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 Mechanic Falls's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 55 establishments, 631 employees , annual payroll $25,766k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04256 (55 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Construction · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Mechanic Falls, ME

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

Mechanic Falls sits in the lower half of Androscoggin County on income: Turner, Poland and Lisbon Falls report more, Lewiston, Auburn and Sabattus report less. Turner marks the far end of that range at $100,036, 43% above Mechanic Falls.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04256 3,064 $69,914 55 105
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Mechanic Falls 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 Mechanic Falls, .