PlainZIP

South China, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South China, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,276. 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-CHINA-ME · South China, ME 1 ZIPs · 4,276 pop · #5065/25278 · Kennebec County

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,309
  • RANK-UPPER #5065/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Belgrade
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,276
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $240,000

Nearest income peer: Belgrade, ME ( $7,971 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 China

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South China 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 China, ME sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,276
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,309
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $96,309 and home value $240,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, Bailey Island is the closest lower-income city and Holden the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South China.

Population concentration

South China's single ZIP 04358 carries the town

South China is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04358 is the entire residential footprint (4,276 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on South China's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 81 establishments, 597 employees , annual payroll $26,098k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04358 (81 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (18) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in South China, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Kennebec County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South China. See the Kennebec County roll-up →

No other city sharing Kennebec County reports a higher average ZIP median income than South China. Waterville, Augusta and Gardiner sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Augusta marks the far end of that range at $54,775, 43% below South China.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04358 4,276 $96,309 81 33
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

South China 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 China, .