ZIP Code 04256

04256 is one of Maine's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County.

City: Mechanic Falls
County: Androscoggin County
State: Maine
Prefix: 042xx

Where this code sits

04256 is part of the 042xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Mechanic Falls.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 04256 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

207 Area code 207

ZIP codes nearest 04256

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 04256.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 04258	3.5 mi	Minot, ME
ZIP code 04288	4.3 mi	West Minot, ME
ZIP code 04274	4.4 mi	Poland, ME
ZIP code 04230	4.7 mi	East Poland, ME
ZIP code 04291	5.8 mi	West Poland, ME
ZIP code 04270	5.9 mi	Oxford, ME
ZIP code 04238	6.3 mi	Hebron, ME
ZIP code 04210	7.7 mi	Auburn, ME

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 04256, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 04256. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.