PlainZIP

Wiscasset, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wiscasset, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,450. 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 WISCASSET-ME · Wiscasset, ME 1 ZIPs · 4,450 pop · #8885/25278 · Lincoln County

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

  • INC-HIGH $81,063
  • RANK-UPPER #8885/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jefferson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,450
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $327,400

Nearest income peer: Jefferson, ME ( $2,134 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 Wiscasset

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,450
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,063
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 04578 (4,450 residents). Household income $81,063 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wiscasset as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04578, is all of Wiscasset

There is no split to weigh here: 04578 holds every one of Wiscasset's 4,450 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 Wiscasset's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 152 establishments, 2,311 employees , annual payroll $51,742k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04578 (152 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Wiscasset, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wiscasset. See the Lincoln County roll-up →

Wiscasset lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Lincoln County: Newcastle, Nobleboro and Edgecomb earn more and Waldoboro, Jefferson and Whitefield earn less. Edgecomb marks the far end of that range at $108,750, 34% above Wiscasset.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04578 4,450 $81,063 152 51
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Wiscasset 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 Wiscasset, .