South Gardiner, ME · standard
ZIP Code 04359
Kennebec County, Maine - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 388
- 208/sq mi
- $186,700
- Median home value
- 34.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
South Gardiner pairs below-median home values, in a low-density, renter-heavy area.
- 40th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 208
- people per sq mi
- 25%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 04359 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 04359 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in South Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, home to just 388 residents across 1.9 square miles, a density of 208 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 04359, but per-capita income is $57,211. Poverty here runs at 0.7%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Housing costs here run $186,700 for a typical home value (34% below the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 25.0% of homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 34.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.7, and the average commute is -. We also surface 9 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Kennebec County, so you can benchmark 04359 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 04359, South Gardiner, ME · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
388
Population
1.9
Area (sq mi)
208
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 04359?
54.7
Median Age
75.8%
Male
24.2%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$57,211
Per Capita Income
0.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
136
Total Housing Units
136
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.15
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$186,700
Median Home Value
-34% vs state
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 04359, employing approximately 73 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,409,000.
5
Businesses
73
Employees
$3.4M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 04359 vs 04345 →
ZIP 04359 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 04345
Gardiner (04345)
11,646 residents
- 04357 3,399
Richmond (04357)
3,399 residents
- 04344 2,951
Farmingdale (04344)
2,951 residents
- 04008 2,723
Bowdoinham (04008)
2,723 residents
- 04347 2,355
Hallowell (04347)
2,355 residents
- 04353 2,300
Whitefield (04353)
2,300 residents
- 04346 1,772
Randolph (04346)
1,772 residents
- 04342 1,672
Dresden (04342)
1,672 residents
- 04535 709
Alna (04535)
709 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 04359 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04345 | Gardiner, ME | 11,646 | 1.9 mi |
| 04346 | Randolph, ME | 1,772 | 4.0 mi |
| 04342 | Dresden, ME | 1,672 | 6.9 mi |
| 04357 | Richmond, ME | 3,399 | 5.0 mi |
| 04344 | Farmingdale, ME | 2,951 | 6.4 mi |
| 04347 | Hallowell, ME | 2,355 | 8.2 mi |
| 04353 | Whitefield, ME | 2,300 | 7.6 mi |
| 04535 | Alna, ME | 709 | 8.8 mi |
| 04008 | Bowdoinham, ME | 2,723 | 10.9 mi |
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