Residential delivery area · Maine
ZIP Code 04859: Spruce Head, ME
ZIP code 04859 uses the postal name Spruce Head, Maine and lies entirely in Knox County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 750 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $75,341 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Spruce Head · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Knox County
- House district
- ME-1 119th Congress
- State
- Maine
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 4.4 sq mi · 170 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 04859?
04859 centers on 43.997°, -69.159° and covers 4.4 square miles of land plus 3.1 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 04858, 04860.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 04859, 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 04859 compare with the rest of Knox County?
| Measure | 04859 | In Knox County | In ME |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 753 | 15th of 19 | 301st of 426 |
| Median household income | $75k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
04859's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (753). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 61% of 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 04859?
The 2020 Census counted 645 people in 04859; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 753. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 753±227 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 645
- Households
- 349
- Median age
- 58.2
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 04859?
Of the 753 people the ACS estimates in 04859, 15.8% are under 18 and 30.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (94.2%).
- Under 1815.8%
- 18 to 6453.8%
- 65 and older30.4%
- White, not Hispanic94.2%
- Other or two or more3.3%
- Asian, not Hispanic2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
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 04859 earn?
Median household income is $75,341 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $75,341±$39,126
- Income per person
- $70,170
- Below the poverty line
- 2.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 30.2%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $95,313400 returns; wages 34% 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 04859?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 84.5%
- Housing units
- 457
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 04859?
31 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 9 more than in 2018; the most are in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting14
- Wholesale trade4
- Other services (except public administration)3
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 04859?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04858 | South Thomaston | 1,378 | $87k | 3.5 mi |
| 04860 | Tenants Harbor | 1,543 | $87k | 5.5 mi |
| 04854 | Owls Head | 1,482 | $87k | 4.8 mi (near) |
| 04563 | Cushing | 1,460 | $84k | 5.1 mi (near) |
| 04861 | Thomaston | 2,769 | $56k | 7.7 mi (near) |
| 04855 | Port Clyde | 313 | $250k+ | 7.8 mi (near) |
| 04547 | Friendship | 1,213 | $76k | 8.7 mi (near) |
| 04841 | Rockland | 7,035 | $57k | 9.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.