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South Bristol, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Bristol, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 391. 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 SOUTH-BRISTOL-ME · South Bristol, ME 1 ZIPs · 391 pop · #20179/25278 · Lincoln County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $54,478
  • RANK-LOWER #20179/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Boothbay Harbor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 391
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $550,000

Nearest income peer: Boothbay Harbor, ME (+ $2,022 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 South Bristol

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

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
391
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,478
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 ($54,478 average) · poverty 11.9%. The primary code (04568) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating South Bristol as a pure owner town.

Within Maine, Fryeburg is the closest lower-income city and Howland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Bristol.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04568, is all of South Bristol

There is no split to weigh here: 04568 holds every one of South Bristol's 391 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 South Bristol's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 56 employees , annual payroll $2,489k (~46 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04568 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Arts, entertainment, and recreation .

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ZIP Codes in South Bristol, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Bristol. See the Lincoln County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Lincoln County reports a higher average ZIP median income than South Bristol, Waldoboro, Wiscasset and Jefferson among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Edgecomb marks the far end of that range at $108,750, 100% above South Bristol.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04568 391 $54,478 18 30
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South Bristol 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 South Bristol, .