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Bowdoin ZIP code, Maine

The ZIP code for Bowdoin, ME is 04287, and its area code is 207.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
3,188
Area code
207
State
Maine

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bowdoin itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Lisbon Falls (5.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Bowdoin in numbers

About 3,188 people live in Bowdoin, in 1,317 households. The median household income is $91,239 a year, 22% above the Maine median of $74,733 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,800 (about the same as the Maine median).

Population3,188Bowdoin3,188
Households1,317Bowdoin1,317
Median household income$91,239Bowdoin$91,239Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$292,800Bowdoin$292,800Maine$296,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Bowdoin. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Bowdoin

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bowdoin
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
04287 Bowdoin , ME Standard 3,188 $91,239 $292,800

Map of Bowdoin ZIP codes

04287

The ZIP codes of Bowdoin, ME, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Bowdoin

The nearest larger towns are Lisbon Falls (4,267 people, 6.2 mi), Lisbon (3,612 people, 7.4 mi) and Topsham (7,271 people, 8.9 mi).

Towns near Bowdoin
TownPopulationDistance
Lisbon Falls 4,267 6.2 mi
Lisbon 3,612 7.4 mi
Topsham 7,271 8.9 mi
Lewiston 38,324 10.1 mi
Bath 8,815 11.5 mi
Gardiner 6,088 12.2 mi
Brunswick 17,652 12.9 mi
Auburn 24,602 13.9 mi
Hallowell 2,592 16.6 mi
Winthrop 3,108 17.3 mi
Augusta 19,077 21.5 mi
Yarmouth 6,289 21.6 mi
Cumberland Center 2,790 23.6 mi
North Windham 5,417 28.6 mi

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