Local servicesHospitalCharles A Dean Memorial Hospital15.1 miPost officeWest Forks Post Office4.3 miTown hallWest Forks Town Hall4.3 miFire stationWest Forks Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBangor International Airport BGR66 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM121 miUS highwayUS 2014.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04985 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04985 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 40 min4:51 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 43 min7:16 am – 3:59 pm
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People217 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.7109 householdsMedian household income $66,827Median home value $287,00093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,066 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate79% of adults are in the labour force, 154 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 31%, public administration 19%, other services 13%Average commute 27 minutes90% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 6%, French or Haitian Creole 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 5°F45 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month October98 in of snow a year, on about 51 days1 days above 90°F, 171 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenville Maine Forestry Svc station, 16 mi away; snow from Moosehead
Nearby landmarksMoxie Fallswaterfall · 2.2 miPrescott Pondlake · under a mileMud Pondlake · 1.0 miBirch Pointcape · 4.3 miMosquito Mountainpeak · 4.6 miDead Riverriver · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLily Baystate park · 20.9 miAppalachian Trail Corridorstate park · 22.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSomerset County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively 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, nearest monitors: Penobscot County, ME, 60 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMaine Water Company Skowhegan Divisionserves 6,105 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,024 ft312 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
