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Rumford, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rumford, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,841. 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 RUMFORD-ME · Rumford, ME 1 ZIPs · 5,841 pop · #24127/25278 · Oxford County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $38,403
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24127/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Norway
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,841
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,700

Nearest income peer: Norway, ME (+ $15,939 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 Rumford

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

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,841
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$38,403
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 ($38,403 average) · poverty 22.6%. The primary code (04276) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.1%) for this income tier, rent $803 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maine, Winn is the closest lower-income city and Cranberry Isles the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rumford.

Population concentration

Rumford reads through its lone ZIP, 04276

5,841 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04276 is not the leading code inside Rumford, 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 Rumford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 140 establishments, 2,207 employees , annual payroll $144,126k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04276 (140 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (24) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rumford, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Oxford County, which covers 32 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rumford. See the Oxford County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Oxford County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Rumford, Oxford, South Paris and Norway among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Buckfield marks the far end of that range at $79,750, 108% above Rumford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04276 5,841 $38,403 140 33
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Rumford 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 Rumford, .