Which ZIP code in Lincoln County has the fastest population growth?

04539 (Bristol), at 29.5%, among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Lincoln County, ME

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Lincoln County with the fastest population growth, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 04539 (Bristol, 29.5%), 04556 (Edgecomb, 12.6%) and 04555 (Nobleboro, 11.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lincoln County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Lincoln County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	04539	Bristol	29.5%	1,456	628	461
2	04556	Edgecomb	12.6%	1,251	539	569
3	04555	Nobleboro	11.3%	1,906	836	850
4	04348	Jefferson	9.9%	3,484	1,232	1,430
5	04553	Newcastle	9.3%	1,913	806	869
6	04578	Wiscasset	8.1%	4,709	2,249	2,155
7	04543	Damariscotta	7.6%	2,192	988	909
8	04572	Waldoboro	4.9%	5,253	2,582	2,317
9	04342	Dresden	-1.7%	1,645	757	806
10	04538	Boothbay Harbor	-5.1%	1,810	978	1,104
11	04353	Whitefield	-11.5%	2,115	917	983
12	04537	Boothbay	-17.5%	1,685	856	541

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 12 of 27 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 4,041 households, on 10 carrier routes with 4,179 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Lincoln County has the fastest population growth?: 04539 (Bristol), at 29.5%, among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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