Welcome to Georgetown ...

Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

The location of Georgetown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Georgetown has a population of 1,075 people<3> (see below for details).

Georgetown is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Georgetown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Georgetown lies within the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Georgetown: 04548<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 1,075 people. This is an increase of 3.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 1,042 people. This makes Georgetown the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Georgetown represents 0.08% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 276th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,042 people, the population of Georgetown increased 2.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,020 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Georgetown.

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Georgetown: This one is located in Sagadahoc County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Maine, there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Georgetown.

Communities near Georgetown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Georgetown.

• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>
• Topsham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
  • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <6>
• Freeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
• Bath
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <6>
• Harpswell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
  • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <6>
• Wiscasset
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscasset
  • Wiscasset is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiscasset <6>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <6>
• Woolwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
  • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <6>
• Boothbay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay
  • Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay <6>
• Bowdoinham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoinham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoinham
  • Bowdoinham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdoinham <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Georgetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Georgetown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Georgetown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown. See our Newspapers Page for Georgetown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georgetown ...

Looking for more information about Georgetown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Georgetown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Georgetown.

Adding Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Georgetown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Georgetown was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Georgetown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/