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Sanford ZIP code, Maine

The ZIP code for Sanford, ME is 04073, and its area code is 207.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
22,247
Area code
207
State
Maine

Mail addressed to Sanford uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Sanford in numbers

About 22,247 people live in Sanford, in 9,629 households, the 7th-largest of Maine's 155 census places. The median household income is $72,524 a year, about the same as the Maine median of $74,733 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $280,200 (6% below the Maine median), and median gross rent is $1,152 a month. The median age is 42.1; 24.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (36.2% across Maine); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population22,247Sanford22,247
Households9,629Sanford9,629
Median age42.1Sanford42.1Maine44.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,524Sanford$72,524Maine$74,733US $80,734
Median home value$280,200Sanford$280,200Maine$296,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,152Sanford$1,152Maine$1,139US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%Sanford24.8%Maine36.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.1 minSanford28.1 minMaine24.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density466 / sq miSanford466 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Sanford city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Sanford

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sanford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
04073 Sanford , ME Standard 17,414 $72,917 $282,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Sanford

These ZIP codes cover part of Sanford but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Sanford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
04083 Springvale , ME Standard 4,833 $72,207 $272,000

Map of Sanford ZIP codes

04073

The ZIP codes of Sanford, 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 Sanford

The nearest larger towns are Rochester, NH (33,144 people, 14 mi), Dover, NH (33,364 people, 18 mi) and Biddeford (22,498 people, 18 mi).

Towns near Sanford
TownPopulationDistance
Kennebunk 6,221 11.1 mi
Somersworth, NH 12,111 13.5 mi
South Berwick 3,381 13.6 mi
Rochester, NH 33,144 14.0 mi
Farmington, NH 3,924 15.9 mi
Lake Arrowhead 3,322 16.4 mi
Dover, NH 33,364 17.6 mi
Biddeford 22,498 18.3 mi
Saco 20,819 18.4 mi
South Eliot 4,203 20.1 mi
York Harbor 4,240 20.2 mi
Durham, NH 10,681 21.2 mi
Old Orchard Beach 9,244 21.5 mi
Kittery 5,110 23.1 mi

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