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Welcome to Bradley ...

Bradley is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bradley has a population of 1,488 people<2> (see below for details).

Bradley is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Bradley: 207

The ZIP code for Bradley: 04411<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bradley had an population of 1,488 people. This is a decrease of 0.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bradley had a population of 1,492 people. This makes Bradley the county's 25th most populous community.

The population of Bradley represents 0.11% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 214th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,492 people, the population of Bradley increased 20.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,242 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bradley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Bradley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Bradley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradley ...

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

Adding Bradley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bradley post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, 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 Bradley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bradley - 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 Bradley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bradley 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/