ZIP code · Mechanic Falls · Maine · United States
ZIP code 04256 — Mechanic Falls
ZIP code 04256 serves Mechanic Falls, Maine.
- Postal code
- 04256Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Mechanic Falls
- County
- Androscoggin FIPS 23001
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 44.1117, -70.3917 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,108 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 283 / sq mi
- Land area
- 11 sq mi (28.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $58,958
- Per-capita income
- $24,277
- Median age
- 37.2
- Households
- 1,143
- Housing units
- 1,195
- Median home value
- $224,100
- Median gross rent
- $1,160 / month
- Congressional district
- ME-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 207Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 04256
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 78°F), coldest Jan (avg low 11°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Avg low °F | 11 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 28 | 18 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: POLAND (7.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 04256
- 1 schools
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 3 restaurants & cafés
- 3 parks
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 6 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 2 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page