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Franklin County · Maine

ZIP code 04234

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 04234 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
0

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
5.5%

Maine state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 04234 sits in Franklin County, Maine and is home to 0 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 5.5% (Maine state rate).

County
Franklin County

FIPS 23007

State
Maine (ME)

427 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 04234

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
0ZIP 04234 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
All residents
Homeownership rate
Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 04234

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
5.5%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$55Before any exemptions

Maine levies 5.5% statewide with no local add-ons. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 04234 compares

ZIP 04234 against the median ZIP in Franklin County and across Maine.

MeasureZIP 04234County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$58,182$65,739
Median home value$177,500$230,650
Median gross rent$723$983
Population01,0501,489-100%

Medians are computed across the 16 ZIP areas in Franklin County and the 427 ZIP areas in Maine.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 427 Maine ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 2% of 427 state ZIPs

#417

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Franklin County.

ZIP 04234 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 04234?
ZIP 04234 lies mostly in Franklin County, Maine. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 04234?
Maine charges 5.5% statewide.
Is 04234 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth against the typical Maine ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 04234, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.