Stillwater, ME
Penobscot County · Maine · United States
Home to 366 people across 0.249 square miles.
At a glance
04489 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 04489 is
| Coordinates | 44.91075, -68.691209 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Penobscot County |
| State | Maine (ME) |
| Land area | 0.249 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Boston, MA | 212.3 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 395.7 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | 475.5 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 971.2 mi |
People
Who lives in 04489
366 residents in 164 households, averaging 2.23 people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 36.1% of residents.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 164 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.23 |
| Family households | 41.5% |
| Living alone | 17.7% |
| Median age | 24.9 years |
| Households with internet | 89.6% |
Race & ethnicity
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Income & work
What people earn in 04489
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $42,125 |
| Poverty rate | 26.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 73.1% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 72.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 04489
A typical home is valued at $229,200, and median rent runs $1,403 a month. This is an owner-majority area — 66.5% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1938.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $229,200 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,403/mo |
| Median year built | 1938 |
| Housing units | 202 |
| Vacancy rate | 18.8% |
Own vs. rent
Of 164 occupied units
| Owner households | 109 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 55 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 04489 commutes
75.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 25.6 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 25.6 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 04489
ZIP code 04489 is assigned to Stillwater, ME, and falls within Penobscot County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 366 people live inside it.
At 1,470 residents per square mile spread over 0.249 square miles, 04489 reads as a suburban area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Stillwater looks like
Housing in 04489 costs close to the national median. A typical home is valued at $229,200 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $1,403 a month. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 66.5% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 69.8% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war.
The population skews notably young, with a median age of 24.9 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.23 people, and 41.5% are family households.
Getting to work takes 25.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 75.0% of workers, while 10.1% walk, 14.9% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Stillwater, ME
Stillwater is largely suburban in character. Accommodation here skews toward mid-range chain hotels and extended-stay properties positioned near highway junctions and business parks, which suits anyone driving in or visiting for work rather than sightseeing.
Median rent in 04489 is $1,403 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Boston, MA is about 212.3 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 04489 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 04489 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 04489 offers a compact profile of Stillwater: 366 residents, 72.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 04489 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Stillwater may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 04489. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).