ZIP 04953 · Newport
Who lives in ZIP code 04953 (Newport, ME): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Newport, ME · Penobscot County
uszips 2026
People3,143
Median age50.3
Household income$60,365
Home value$247,739
Median rent$893/mo
Poverty12.6%
College degree+24.9%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bangor, ME
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 41 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,495
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.8% are 65 or older; 85.3% are adults.
Household income
29.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,645.
Education (adults 25+)
53.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.0%
- Never married
- 16.5%
- Divorced
- 20.9%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.47
- Dual-income families
- 37.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.3%
- Rent burden
- 37.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 10.7%
- With a disability
- 24.6%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.