First three digits · Maine
ZIP Codes Starting with
70 ZIP codes start with 049, sorted at the Eastern, ME (SCF 044) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Maine: 64 residential ZIP codes across 6 counties and 6 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 049 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, 049, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 049 to the Eastern, ME (SCF 044) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 049 ZIP codes are Waterville, Farmington, Skowhegan, Belfast, Oakland and Fairfield.
The same facility sorts 4 prefixes, 245 ZIP codes in all: 044, 046, 047, 049.
Where are the 049 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 049
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04901 | Waterville | Kennebec County | 27,870 | 354 | $57k | $205k |
| 04903 | Waterville | Kennebec County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 04910 | Albion | Kennebec County | 2,204 | 57 | $62k | $231k |
| 04911 | Anson | Somerset County | 1,880 | 30 | $63k | $122k |
| 04912 | Athens | Somerset County | 858 | 15 | $51k | $158k |
| 04915 | Belfast | Waldo County | 9,107 | 125 | $66k | $309k |
| 04917 | Belgrade | Kennebec County | 3,351 | 79 | $88k | $312k |
| 04918 | Belgrade Lakes | Kennebec County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 04920 | Bingham | Somerset County | 1,866 | 8 | $40k | $128k |
| 04921 | Brooks | Waldo County | 1,775 | 36 | $64k | $210k |
| 04922 | Burnham | Waldo County | 953 | 25 | $59k | $178k |
| 04923 | Cambridge | Somerset County | 532 | 28 | $63k | $215k |
| 04924 | Canaan | Somerset County | 2,063 | 50 | $58k | $160k |
| 04925 | Caratunk | Somerset County | 101 | 2 | $73k | $470k |
| 04926 | China Village | Kennebec County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 04927 | Clinton | Kennebec County | 3,385 | 77 | $72k | $187k |
| 04928 | Corinna | Penobscot County | 2,192 | 57 | $57k | $163k |
| 04929 | Detroit | Somerset County | 650 | 32 | $51k | $138k |
| 04930 | Dexter | Penobscot County | 4,258 | 71 | $54k | $169k |
| 04932 | Dixmont | Penobscot County | 1,207 | 33 | $76k | $191k |
| 04933 | East Newport | Penobscot County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 04935 | East Vassalboro | Kennebec County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 04936 | Eustis | Franklin County | 232 | 1 | $47k | $272k |
| 04937 | Fairfield | Somerset County | 6,358 | 122 | $64k | $164k |
| 04938 | Farmington | Franklin County | 10,542 | 86 | $56k | $173k |
| 04939 | Garland | Penobscot County | 823 | 22 | $51k | $205k |
| 04940 | Farmington Falls | Franklin County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 04941 | Freedom | Waldo County | 1,577 | 25 | $66k | $214k |
| 04942 | Harmony | Somerset County | 1,192 | 10 | $54k | $170k |
| 04943 | Hartland | Somerset County | 1,602 | 43 | $46k | $139k |
| 04944 | Hinckley | Somerset County | 140 | 81 | – | $172k |
| 04945 | Jackman | Somerset County | 1,325 | 2 | $52k | $197k |
| 04947 | Kingfield | Franklin County | 1,596 | 13 | $70k | $252k |
| 04949 | Liberty | Waldo County | 969 | 37 | $71k | $230k |
| 04950 | Madison | Somerset County | 4,782 | 92 | $62k | $188k |
| 04951 | Monroe | Waldo County | 1,001 | 26 | $81k | $220k |
| 04952 | Morrill | Waldo County | 1,790 | 59 | $68k | $216k |
| 04953 | Newport | Penobscot County | 3,143 | 106 | $60k | $235k |
| 04954 | New Portland | Somerset County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 04955 | New Sharon | Franklin County | 1,550 | 34 | $64k | $171k |
| 04956 | New Vineyard | Franklin County | 607 | 17 | $62k | $190k |
| 04957 | Norridgewock | Somerset County | 4,006 | 52 | $66k | $179k |
| 04958 | North Anson | Somerset County | 2,002 | 37 | $55k | $156k |
| 04961 | New Portland | Somerset County | 919 | 2 | $54k | $162k |
| 04962 | North Vassalboro | Kennebec County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 04963 | Oakland | Kennebec County | 7,524 | 147 | $78k | $247k |
| 04964 | Oquossoc | Oxford County | 108 | 1 | – | $325k |
| 04965 | Palmyra | Somerset County | 2,209 | 55 | $61k | $155k |
| 04966 | Phillips | Franklin County | 1,632 | 7 | $48k | $177k |
| 04967 | Pittsfield | Somerset County | 3,930 | 82 | $57k | $164k |
| 04969 | Plymouth | Penobscot County | 1,319 | 44 | $62k | $207k |
| 04970 | Rangeley | Franklin County | 1,105 | 5 | $61k | $423k |
| 04971 | Saint Albans | Somerset County | 1,831 | 41 | $66k | $194k |
| 04972 | Sandy Point | Waldo County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 04973 | Searsmont | Waldo County | 1,646 | 44 | $87k | $284k |
| 04974 | Searsport | Waldo County | 2,655 | 93 | $64k | $224k |
| 04975 | Shawmut | Somerset County | 21 | 382 | – | – |
| 04976 | Skowhegan | Somerset County | 10,072 | 101 | $54k | $165k |
| 04978 | Smithfield | Somerset County | 856 | 43 | $108k | $243k |
| 04979 | Solon | Somerset County | 963 | 24 | $69k | $184k |
| 04981 | Stockton Springs | Waldo County | 2,575 | 68 | $78k | $239k |
| 04982 | Stratton | Franklin County | 269 | 6 | $31k | $257k |
| 04983 | Strong | Franklin County | 2,005 | 13 | $54k | $191k |
| 04984 | Temple | Franklin County | 824 | 23 | $56k | $210k |
| 04985 | West Forks | Somerset County | 217 | 1 | $67k | $287k |
| 04986 | Thorndike | Waldo County | 2,228 | 41 | $72k | $185k |
| 04987 | Troy | Waldo County | 984 | 28 | $45k | $213k |
| 04988 | Unity | Waldo County | 1,894 | 38 | $63k | $204k |
| 04989 | Vassalboro | Kennebec County | 4,592 | 104 | $72k | $244k |
| 04992 | West Farmington | Franklin County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.