Welcome to Addison ...

Addison is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Addison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Addison has a population of 1,260 people<3> (see below for details).

Addison is near sea level<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Addison (for example, toward Grand Manan (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Addison is located in the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Addison: 04606<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Addison had an population of 1,260 people. This is a decrease of 0.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Addison had a population of 1,266 people. This makes Addison the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Addison represents 0.1% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 244th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,266 people, the population of Addison increased 4.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,209 people).

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

Communities Also Named Addison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Addison - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Addison ...

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

• Machias
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <6>
• Gouldsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <6>
• Jonesport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesport
  • Jonesport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesport <6>
• East Machias
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
  • East Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <6>
• Milbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
  • Milbridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <6>
• Cherryfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <6>
• Steuben
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Steuben is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steuben <6>
• Machiasport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
  • Machiasport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <6>
• Jonesboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <6>
• Marshfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Marshfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Addison ...

Looking for more information about Addison? 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 Addison, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Addison.

Adding Addison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Addison 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 Addison was on a map titled Map of Maine (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Addison in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Addison post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Addison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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