Which ZIP code in Penobscot County has the highest median home value?

04429 (Holden), at $313,600 (±$49,631), among 33 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.

ZIP codes with the highest home values in Penobscot County, ME

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Penobscot County with the highest median home value, out of 33 with at least 1,000 residents. 04429 (Holden, $313,600), 04474 (Orrington, $309,000) and 04444 (Hampden, $293,000) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Penobscot County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest home values in Penobscot County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median home value	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	04429	Holden	$313,600 ±$49,631	5,008	2,235	2,010
2	04474	Orrington	$309,000 ±$48,673	3,853	1,639	1,228
3	04444	Hampden	$293,000 ±$27,004	9,371	3,606	4,068
4	04473	Orono	$272,600 ±$40,159	8,371	3,308	3,059
5	04456	Levant	$268,500 ±$26,648	3,069	1,268	1,209
6	04419	Carmel	$256,800 ±$36,729	2,941	1,276	1,207
7	04412	Brewer	$245,300 ±$20,892	9,652	4,250	4,350
8	04428	Eddington	$244,500 ±$29,369	3,334	1,438	1,372
9	04401	Bangor	$239,900 ±$8,476	44,854	19,843	21,023
10	04953	Newport	$234,800 ±$30,407	3,143	1,495	1,564
11	04422	Charleston	$226,500 ±$16,755	1,117	443	487
12	04969	Plymouth	$207,100 ±$18,110	1,319	527	570
13	04488	Stetson	$205,700 ±$33,937	1,151	445	513
14	04468	Old Town	$203,700 ±$26,047	9,291	3,943	4,108
15	04411	Bradley	$201,800 ±$37,346	1,645	644	497
16	04932	Dixmont	$190,700 ±$22,496	1,207	534	526
17	04493	West Enfield	$183,700 ±$20,341	1,840	848	325
18	04434	Etna	$183,000 ±$48,804	1,252	493	507
19	04450	Kenduskeag	$177,900 ±$36,740	1,333	513	581
20	04461	Milford	$176,400 ±$48,347	3,095	1,277	954
21	04410	Bradford	$176,200 ±$14,909	1,254	476	539
22	04930	Dexter	$168,600 ±$36,993	4,258	1,997	1,977
23	04435	Exeter	$166,700 ±$39,211	1,093	447	423
24	04928	Corinna	$163,200 ±$25,481	2,192	895	944
25	04449	Hudson	$154,900 ±$12,330	1,251	514	627

How we ranked them

Ranked by median value of owner-occupied homes as reported by owners (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). Published medians are capped at $2,000,000. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 33 of 47 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Home value tracks what owners spend on the house itself: renovations, landscaping, pest control, security, interior design. Pair it with the homeowner share so the mailer reaches owners, not tenants.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 12,056 households, on 21 carrier routes with 11,574 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 Penobscot County has the highest median home value?: 04429 (Holden), at $313,600 (±$49,631), among 33 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median value of owner-occupied homes as reported by owners (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). Published medians are capped at $2,000,000.
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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