Local servicesHospitalNorthern Light Acadia Hospital14.5 miPost officeGreenbush Post Office5.7 miTown hallMilford Town Office6.9 miPoliceOld Town Police Department7.2 miFire stationPenobscot Nation Fire Department6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryAlton Elementary School1.5 miCollegeUniversity of Maine9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBangor International Airport BGR16 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM124 miInterstateI-951.4 miUS highwayUS 23.1 miCoachOrono UM UnionFlixBus9.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04468 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min4:48 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:10 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,163 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.53,960 householdsMedian household income $51,063Median home value $182,200Median rent $980 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,030 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 4,846 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, retail 11%, other services 10%Average commute 20 minutes69% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, other languages 1%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 6°F44 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month October75 in of snow a year, on about 31 days2 days above 90°F, 173 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Old Town 2 W station, 7 mi away; snow from Bangor Intl Ap
Parks and public landsSunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.6 mi · 11,615 acresHirundo Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 84 acresCaribou Bog Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 1,007 acresCaribou Bog Wildlife Management Area Pushaw Lotstate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 165 acresCaribou Bogstate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 926 acresPrentiss Woodsstate conservation land · 13.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Sep 199432 mi away, near Lee, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202326 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPenobscot County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025299 of 355 days measured50 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 33, worst day 170main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Penobscot County monitors, ME
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOld Town Water Districtserves 7,648 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation127 ft39 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
