Lee is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, home to about 925 people across 39 square miles. Its ZIP code is 04455.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Lee; also Twombly Ridge UT
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lee. 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)155 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Bangor International Airport (BGR)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA249 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY432 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lee; 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.
Lee had 916 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 291st largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.
Penobscot County grew from 76,246 residents in 1900 to 152,199 in 2020.
Penobscot 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 3°F. About 44.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lincoln Sanitary District/Wtp, ME weather station (11 miles away).
60,749 jobs at 4,222 businesses in Penobscot County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lee.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Rsu 30/Msad 30. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Jefferson Jr High SchoolLee | 5–8 | 75 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee AcademyLee | 9–12 | 128 | Nonsectarian | 0.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Twombly Ridge UT.
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