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West Paris, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Paris, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,815. 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-PARIS-ME · West Paris, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,815 pop · #19478/25278 · Oxford County

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

  • INC-MID $56,324
  • RANK-LOWER #19478/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mexico
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,815
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,000

Nearest income peer: Mexico, ME ( $597 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 Paris

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

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,815
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,324
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 ($56,324 average) · poverty 24.1%. The primary code (04289) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Paris as a pure owner town.

Within Maine, Madawaska is the closest lower-income city and Old Town the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Paris.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04289, is all of West Paris

There is no split to weigh here: 04289 holds every one of West Paris's 1,815 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on West Paris's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 153 employees , annual payroll $6,949k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04289 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Construction · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in West Paris, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Oxford County, which covers 32 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Paris. See the Oxford County roll-up →

West Paris sits in the lower half of Oxford County on income: Oxford, South Paris and Bethel report more, Rumford, Norway and Fryeburg report less. Buckfield marks the far end of that range at $79,750, 42% above West Paris.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04289 1,815 $56,324 32 29
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West Paris 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 Paris, .