Welcome to Orrington Center ...

Orrington Center is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orrington Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Orrington Center: Orrington Ctr. (or less commonly used: Orrington Cen., Orrington Cent. or Orrington Cntr.)

Orrington Center is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Orrington Center is within the (207) area code.

Communities near Orrington Center ...

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

• Bangor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Orono
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <4>
• Brewer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <4>
• Old Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <4>
• Hermon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Bucksport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <4>
• Glenburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Winterport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
  • Winterport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <4>
• Holden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <4>
• Levant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <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 Orrington Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orrington Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orrington Center ...

Looking for more information about Orrington Center? 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 Orrington Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orrington Center.

Adding Orrington Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orrington Center post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orrington Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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