Welcome to Pea Cove ...

Pea Cove is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pea Cove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Pea Cove: Pea Cv.

Pea Cove is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pea Cove is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near Pea Cove ...

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

• Bangor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Hampden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <4>
• Old Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Glenburn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Orrington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <4>
• Holden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Pea Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pea Cove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pea Cove ...

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

Adding Pea Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pea Cove post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pea Cove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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