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Welcome to Bingham ...

Bingham is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bingham has a population of 904 people<2> (see below for details).

Bingham is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Bingham: 207

The ZIP code for Bingham: 04920<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bingham had an population of 904 people. This is a decrease of 1.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bingham had a population of 922 people. This makes Bingham the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Bingham represents 0.07% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 295th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 922 people, the population of Bingham decreased 6.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 989 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Bingham - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bingham ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bingham ...

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

Adding Bingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bingham 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 (so far) for Bingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bingham post office opened in 1825.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bingham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bingham.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bingham). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bingham or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/