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Welcome to Brewer ...

The city of Brewer is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brewer has a population of 8,996 people<2> (see below for details).

Brewer is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Brewer: 207

The ZIP code for Brewer: 04412<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brewer had an population of 8,996 people. This is a decrease of 5.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brewer had a population of 9,482 people (which is 6.16% of the total population of Penobscot County). This makes Brewer the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Brewer represents 0.71% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,482 people, the population of Brewer increased 5.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,987 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brewer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Brewer - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Websites for Brewer ...

Official Website: www.brewerme.org/

Communities near Brewer ...

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

  • Orono
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <5>
  • Old Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hermon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <5>
  • Bucksport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Glenburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Winterport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Levant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Levant is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <5>
  • Milford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Carmel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <5>
  • Corinth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewer ...

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

Adding Brewer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brewer 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 Brewer was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewer.

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 Brewer.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brewer - 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 city (such as Brewer). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brewer 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.