PlainZIP

Wells, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wells, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,589. 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 WELLS-ME · Wells, ME 1 ZIPs · 9,589 pop · #6869/25278 · York County

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

  • INC-HIGH $88,024
  • RANK-UPPER #6869/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Kittery
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,589
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $485,300

Nearest income peer: Kittery, ME ( $2,940 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 Wells

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

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,589
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,024
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 04090 (9,589 residents). Household income $88,024 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, North Haven is the closest lower-income city and Shapleigh the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wells.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04090, is all of Wells

There is no split to weigh here: 04090 holds every one of Wells's 9,589 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 Wells's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 372 establishments, 2,927 employees , annual payroll $140,096k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04090 (372 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (77) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Wells, ME

These ZIP codes sit in York County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wells. See the York County roll-up →

Wells lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing York County: Saco, Kennebunk and York earn more and Biddeford, Sanford and Old Orchard Beach earn less. Old Orchard Beach marks the far end of that range at $59,887, 32% below Wells.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04090 9,589 $88,024 372 64
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Wells 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 Wells, .