Washburn, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Washburn, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,970. 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 WASHBURN-ME · Washburn, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,970 pop · #19882/25278 · Aroostook County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,326
  • RANK-LOWER #19882/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Presque Isle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,970
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,100

Nearest income peer: Presque Isle, ME (+ $442 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 Washburn

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

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,970
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,326
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 ($55,326 average) · poverty 11.4%. The primary code (04786) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Washburn as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Washburn reads through its lone ZIP, 04786

1,970 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04786 is not the leading code inside Washburn, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Washburn

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 200 employees , annual payroll $9,179k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04786 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Washburn, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Aroostook County, which covers 39 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Washburn. See the Aroostook County roll-up →

Washburn lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Aroostook County: Houlton, Fort Fairfield and Mapleton earn more and Limestone, Van Buren and Ashland earn less. Mapleton marks the far end of that range at $84,042, 52% above Washburn.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04786 1,970 $55,326 16 11

Washburn 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 Washburn, .