PlainZIP

Skowhegan, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Skowhegan, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,903. 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 SKOWHEGAN-ME · Skowhegan, ME 1 ZIPs · 9,903 pop · #20542/25278 · Somerset County

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

  • INC-MID $53,534
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20542/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harmony
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,903
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $165,000

Nearest income peer: Harmony, ME (+ $102 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 Skowhegan

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

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,903
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,534
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 ($53,534 average) · poverty 13.9%. The primary code (04976) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Skowhegan as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04976, is all of Skowhegan

There is no split to weigh here: 04976 holds every one of Skowhegan's 9,903 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 Skowhegan's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 318 establishments, 4,998 employees , annual payroll $282,170k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04976 (318 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (52) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Skowhegan, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Skowhegan. See the Somerset County roll-up →

Skowhegan sits in the lower half of Somerset County on income: Fairfield, Madison and Norridgewock report more, Hartland and Bingham report less. Bingham marks the far end of that range at $39,860, 26% below Skowhegan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04976 9,903 $53,534 318 38
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Skowhegan 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 Skowhegan, .