ZIP Code 04779

Households in the 04779 ZIP code, centered on Orient, earn a median of $74,438, placing the area squarely in middle-income territory rather than among Maine's wealthiest enclaves. Per-capita income reaches $52,924, and homes carry a median value of $172,200. Property taxes run at an effective 1.12% county-level rate, which on a home at that median value works out to roughly $1,929 a year. Add a 5.50% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall burden stays moderate — enough to matter in household budgets, but not enough to define the area as either strained or affluent.