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Thorndike, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thorndike, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,721. 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 THORNDIKE-ME · Thorndike, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,721 pop · #12455/25278 · Waldo County

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

  • INC-MID $71,833
  • RANK-MID #12455/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Morrill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,721
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $184,500

Nearest income peer: Morrill, ME ( $4,070 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 Thorndike

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

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,721
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,833
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 04986 (1,721 residents). Household income $71,833 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Thorndike as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04986, is all of Thorndike

There is no split to weigh here: 04986 holds every one of Thorndike's 1,721 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Thorndike

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 116 employees , annual payroll $4,221k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04986 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (6) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Thorndike, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Waldo County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Thorndike. See the Waldo County roll-up →

Thorndike lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Waldo County: Winterport, Lincolnville and Stockton Springs earn more and Belfast, Searsport and Unity earn less. Winterport marks the far end of that range at $98,333, 37% above Thorndike.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04986 1,721 $71,833 22 12
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Thorndike 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 Thorndike, .