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West Forks, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Forks, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 114. 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 WEST-FORKS-ME · West Forks, ME 1 ZIPs · 114 pop · #14569/25278 · Somerset County

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

  • INC-MID $66,827
  • RANK-MID #14569/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Norridgewock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 114
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $287,000

Nearest income peer: Norridgewock, ME ( $896 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 West Forks

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

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
114
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,827
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,827 and poverty 12.0% concentrate in 04985.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, Auburn is the closest lower-income city and Bangor the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Forks.

Population concentration

West Forks's single ZIP 04985 carries the town

West Forks is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04985 is the entire residential footprint (114 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

Dense ZBP book packed into West Forks's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 95 employees , annual payroll $3,810k (~184 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04985 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in West Forks, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Forks. See the Somerset County roll-up →

No other city sharing Somerset County reports a higher average ZIP median income than West Forks. Skowhegan, Fairfield and Madison sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bingham marks the far end of that range at $39,860, 40% below West Forks.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04985 114 $66,827 21 0
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West Forks 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 West Forks, .