ZIP 04256 · Mechanic Falls
Who lives in ZIP code 04256 (Mechanic Falls, ME): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mechanic Falls, ME · Androscoggin County
uszips 2026
People3,134
Median age39.8
Household income$69,914
Home value$273,870
Median rent$1,076/mo
Poverty9.2%
College degree+15.7%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Wider region
- Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 110 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,246
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.4% are 65 or older; 75.9% are adults.
Household income
24.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,023.
Education (adults 25+)
54.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.0%
- Never married
- 31.6%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 54.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.8%
- Rent burden
- 33.1%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 17.7%
- No health insurance
- 13.1%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.