Highland is a plantation in Somerset County, Maine, home to about 154 people across 42 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 04961.
Homes sold for a median of $216 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly New Portland; part is in Highland
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Highland. 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)89 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Augusta State Airport (AUG)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA186 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY355 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Highland; 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.
Highland had 52 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 458th largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.
Somerset County grew from 33,849 residents in 1900 to 50,477 in 2020.
Somerset 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 6°F. About 41.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 74 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Madison, ME weather station (11 miles away).
12,763 jobs at 1,211 businesses in Somerset County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 4.5 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 New Portland, Central Somerset UT and Northwest Somerset UT.
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