Local servicesHospitalWaldo County General Hospital14.3 miPost officeThorndike Post Office3.7 miTown hallKnox Town Office2.4 miFire stationThorndike Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBangor International Airport BGR26 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM83 miInterstateI-9516 miUS highwayUS 2027.4 miAmtrakBrunswick, ME BRK58 miCoachWaterville J & S Oil CoGreyhound23 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 04986 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 34 min4:51 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 49 min7:10 am – 3:59 pm
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People2,228 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.0688 householdsMedian household income $71,833Median home value $184,500Median rent $1,288 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,070 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 1,024 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 24%, education and health care 18%, retail 9%Average commute 32 minutes59% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, German or Dutch 25%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F49 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month October72 in of snow a year, on about 20 days2 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Belfast station, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsGene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 5,110 acresSwan Lakestate park · 11.3 miJames Dorso Wildlife Management Area - Ruffingham Meadowstate conservation land · 9.5 miHurds Pond Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.0 miHurds Pondstate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 229 acresMoose Pointstate park · 14.8 mi · 195 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 26 Feb 199916 mi away, near China, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202332 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWaldo County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025311 of 365 days measured54 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kennebec County, ME, 29 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBelfast Water Districtserves 5,698 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation449 ft137 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
