Monson is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, home to about 596 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP code is 04464.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Monson. 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)121 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Bangor International Airport (BGR)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA218 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY391 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Monson; 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.
Monson had 609 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 350th 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 75°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 44.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville Maine Forestry Svc, ME weather station (12 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).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Monson.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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| 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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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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