Welcome to North Alfred ...

North Alfred is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Alfred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for North Alfred: N. Alfred

North Alfred is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for North Alfred: (207)

Communities Also Named North Alfred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Alfred - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near North Alfred ...

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

• Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Biddeford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <4>
• Sanford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Saco
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <4>
• Gorham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
• Somersworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Kennebunk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <4>
• Wells
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Standish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <4>
• Old Orchard Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Beach
  • Old Orchard Beach is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Orchard Beach <4>

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 North Alfred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Alfred.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Alfred. 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 North Alfred.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Alfred ...

Looking for more information about North Alfred? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Alfred, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Alfred.

Adding North Alfred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Alfred 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 North Alfred was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Alfred post office opened in 1861.

We also found North Alfred in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Alfred.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

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