Residential delivery area · Maine

ZIP Code 04449: Hudson, ME

ZIP code 04449 uses the postal name Hudson, Maine and lies entirely in Penobscot County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,300 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $67,692 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

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0national area: Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and 5 more

044sectional center: Eastern, ME (SCF 044)

49delivery area within it

Town: Hudson · its only residential ZIP
County: Penobscot County
Metro area: Bangor, ME
House district: ME-2 119th Congress
State: Maine
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 37.3 sq mi · 34 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 04449?

04449 centers on 44.993°, -68.888° and covers 37.3 square miles of land plus 2.4 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 04450, 04427, 04410, 04468, 04401.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 04449 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 04449, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 04449 compare with the rest of Penobscot County?

Rank of 04449 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	04449	In Penobscot County	In ME
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,251	29th of 47	239th of 426
Median household income	$68k	8th of 22	115th of 200
Median home value	$155k	23rd of 28	221st of 242

Its median household income is higher than in 43% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 35% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 04449?

The 2020 Census counted 1,373 people in 04449; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,251. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 7.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,251±182 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,373−7.8% since 2010 (1,489)
Households: 514
Median age: 47.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 04449?

Of the 1,251 people the ACS estimates in 04449, 17.9% are under 18 and 18.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.6%).

Under 1817.9%
18 to 6463.7%
65 and older18.4%

Age of the people of 04449 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic96.6%
Other or two or more2.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1.0%
Hispanic or Latino0.2%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 04449 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 04449 earn?

Median household income is $67,692 (ACS 2020-2024), the 8th highest of the 22 ranked ZIP codes in Penobscot County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($66,894 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $67,692±$15,253
Income per person: $34,950
Below the poverty line: 6.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 0.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 16.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $56,579700 returns; wages 77% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 04449?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $154,900
Median gross rent: $1,086
Homes owned by their occupants: 92.0%
Housing units: 649

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 04449; 2021: 159.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 04449 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 04449?

17 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 5 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 04449?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 04449, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
04450	Kenduskeag	1,333	$80k	5.6 mi
04427	Corinth	2,990	$64k	6.0 mi
04410	Bradford	1,254	$83k	6.7 mi
04468	Old Town	9,291	$56k	8.6 mi
04401	Bangor	44,854	$67k	10.1 mi
04422	Charleston	1,117	$75k	9.1 mi (near)
04456	Levant	3,069	$86k	9.6 mi (near)
04473	Orono	8,371	$62k	10.6 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.