Abbot is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, home to about 584 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 04406.
Homes sold for a median of $217 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Abbot; also Blanchard UT and Shirley
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Abbot. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Jetport (PWM)116 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Bangor International Airport (BGR)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA213 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY385 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Abbot; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Abbot had 650 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 351st largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.
Piscataquis County grew from 16,949 residents in 1900 to 16,800 in 2020.
Piscataquis County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 43 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Sangerville, ME weather station (16 miles away).
5,041 jobs at 465 businesses in Piscataquis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Abbot.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Blanchard UT, Shirley and Kingsbury.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.