Welcome to Arundel ...

Arundel is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arundel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1807.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arundel has a population of 4,403 people<3> (see below for details).

Arundel is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Arundel: (207)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arundel had an population of 4,403 people. This is an increase of 9.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arundel had a population of 4,022 people. This makes Arundel the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Arundel represents 0.3% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 89th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,022 people, the population of Arundel increased 12.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,571 people).

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

Communities Also Named Arundel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Arundel - they are located in California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland (2) and Quebec.

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

Communities near Arundel ...

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

• Scarborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <5>
• Biddeford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Sanford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Saco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Wells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Cape Elizabeth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Elizabeth
  • Cape Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Elizabeth <5>
• Old Orchard Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Buxton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
• Waterboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
  • Waterboro is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arundel ...

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

Adding Arundel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arundel 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 Arundel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arundel post office opened in 1807.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arundel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arundel. 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/