First three digits · Maine
ZIP Codes Starting with
68 ZIP codes start with 044, sorted at the Eastern, ME (SCF 044) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Maine: 66 residential ZIP codes across 7 counties and 2 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 044 mean?
The first digit, 0, is one of ten national areas (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands and Armed Forces Europe). The first three, 044, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 044 to the Eastern, ME (SCF 044) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 044 ZIP codes are Bangor, Orono, Brewer, Hampden, Old Town and Lincoln.
The same facility sorts 4 prefixes, 245 ZIP codes in all: 044, 046, 047, 049.
Where are the 044 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 044
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04401 | Bangor | Penobscot County | 44,854 | 448 | $67k | $240k |
| 04402 | Bangor | Penobscot County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 04406 | Abbot | Piscataquis County | 675 | 6 | $53k | $171k |
| 04408 | Aurora | Hancock County | 194 | 0 | – | $200k |
| 04410 | Bradford | Penobscot County | 1,254 | 30 | $83k | $176k |
| 04411 | Bradley | Penobscot County | 1,645 | 33 | $77k | $202k |
| 04412 | Brewer | Penobscot County | 9,652 | 633 | $67k | $245k |
| 04413 | Brookton | Washington County | 162 | 1 | $55k | $183k |
| 04414 | Brownville | Piscataquis County | 1,766 | 7 | $70k | $148k |
| 04415 | Brownville Junction | Piscataquis County | 215 | 1,280 | $51k | $87k |
| 04416 | Bucksport | Hancock County | 5,497 | 95 | $65k | $251k |
| 04417 | Burlington | Penobscot County | 355 | 4 | $46k | $96k |
| 04418 | Greenbush | Penobscot County | 1,649 | 14 | $61k | $135k |
| 04419 | Carmel | Penobscot County | 2,941 | 80 | $82k | $257k |
| 04420 | Castine | Hancock County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 04421 | Castine | Hancock County | 1,362 | 175 | $114k | $604k |
| 04422 | Charleston | Penobscot County | 1,117 | 28 | $75k | $227k |
| 04424 | Danforth | Washington County | 983 | 10 | $49k | $112k |
| 04426 | Dover Foxcroft | Piscataquis County | 4,999 | 42 | $64k | $165k |
| 04427 | Corinth | Penobscot County | 2,990 | 74 | $64k | $136k |
| 04428 | Eddington | Penobscot County | 3,334 | 56 | $73k | $245k |
| 04429 | Holden | Hancock County | 5,008 | 71 | $97k | $314k |
| 04430 | East Millinocket | Penobscot County | 1,495 | 212 | $42k | $86k |
| 04431 | East Orland | Hancock County | 63 | 788 | – | – |
| 04434 | Etna | Penobscot County | 1,252 | 51 | $72k | $183k |
| 04435 | Exeter | Penobscot County | 1,093 | 28 | $84k | $167k |
| 04438 | Frankfort | Waldo County | 1,098 | 45 | $80k | $211k |
| 04441 | Greenville | Piscataquis County | 1,839 | 2 | $65k | $292k |
| 04442 | Greenville Junction | Piscataquis County | 208 | 3 | $74k | $206k |
| 04443 | Guilford | Piscataquis County | 2,211 | 15 | $54k | $167k |
| 04444 | Hampden | Penobscot County | 9,371 | 136 | $107k | $293k |
| 04448 | Howland | Penobscot County | 1,540 | 16 | $55k | $152k |
| 04449 | Hudson | Penobscot County | 1,251 | 34 | $68k | $155k |
| 04450 | Kenduskeag | Penobscot County | 1,333 | 80 | $80k | $178k |
| 04451 | Kingman | Aroostook County | 217 | 4 | $32k | $67k |
| 04453 | Lagrange | Penobscot County | 785 | 10 | $59k | $135k |
| 04454 | Lambert Lake | Washington County | 11 | 1 | – | – |
| 04455 | Lee | Penobscot County | 925 | 11 | $50k | $175k |
| 04456 | Levant | Penobscot County | 3,069 | 102 | $86k | $269k |
| 04457 | Lincoln | Penobscot County | 5,823 | 23 | $57k | $146k |
| 04459 | Mattawamkeag | Aroostook County | 750 | 10 | $49k | $112k |
| 04460 | Medway | Penobscot County | 1,111 | 14 | $50k | $101k |
| 04461 | Milford | Penobscot County | 3,095 | 68 | $85k | $176k |
| 04462 | Millinocket | Piscataquis County | 4,464 | 6 | $52k | $113k |
| 04463 | Milo | Piscataquis County | 2,582 | 18 | $59k | $98k |
| 04464 | Monson | Piscataquis County | 596 | 13 | $56k | $178k |
| 04468 | Old Town | Penobscot County | 9,291 | 76 | $56k | $204k |
| 04469 | Orono | Penobscot County | 3,531 | 4,130 | – | – |
| 04471 | Orient | Aroostook County | 730 | 8 | $48k | $160k |
| 04472 | Orland | Hancock County | 1,852 | 39 | $69k | $275k |
| 04473 | Orono | Penobscot County | 8,371 | 483 | $62k | $273k |
| 04474 | Orrington | Penobscot County | 3,853 | 154 | $95k | $309k |
| 04475 | Passadumkeag | Penobscot County | 384 | 17 | $55k | $99k |
| 04476 | Penobscot | Hancock County | 1,154 | 29 | $63k | $296k |
| 04478 | Rockwood | Somerset County | 316 | 1 | $53k | $379k |
| 04479 | Sangerville | Piscataquis County | 1,136 | 30 | $50k | $124k |
| 04481 | Sebec | Piscataquis County | 547 | 15 | $75k | $233k |
| 04485 | Shirley Mills | Piscataquis County | 234 | 6 | $62k | $220k |
| 04487 | Springfield | Penobscot County | 838 | 4 | $48k | $109k |
| 04488 | Stetson | Penobscot County | 1,151 | 33 | $76k | $206k |
| 04489 | Stillwater | Penobscot County | 214 | 859 | – | $263k |
| 04490 | Topsfield | Washington County | 228 | 1 | $46k | $130k |
| 04491 | Vanceboro | Washington County | 122 | 4 | – | $114k |
| 04492 | Waite | Washington County | 175 | 4 | $63k | $78k |
| 04493 | West Enfield | Penobscot County | 1,840 | 27 | $62k | $184k |
| 04495 | Winn | Penobscot County | 287 | 7 | $36k | $96k |
| 04496 | Winterport | Waldo County | 3,850 | 108 | $98k | $283k |
| 04497 | Wytopitlock | Aroostook County | 311 | 1 | $49k | $97k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.