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Located in: Penobscot County (see below)

Time Zone: Chester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 207

Elevation: 210 feet [64.01 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Chester)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	525 (3.85% decrease since 2010)
2010:	546 (4% increase since 2000)
2000:	525

Total Area:<4> 45.84 sq. miles [118.7 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 266

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Chester:

Lat: 45.406400° (or 45°24'23" N)

Lon: -68.502600° (or -68°30'9" W)

USGS Topo Map: Nine Meadow Ridge<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Chester

GNIS ID: 582408

FIPS State / Place Code: 23 / 12490

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chester)

About Penobscot County

The community of Bangor is the County Seat for {Penobscot County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Penobscot)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	152,148 (1.11% decrease since 2010)
2010	153,861 (6.17% increase since 2000)
2000:	144,919

Total Area: 3,557 sq. miles [9,212.8 km²] - of which 4.49% is water (159.7 sq. miles [413.7 km²])

Housing Units: 73,860

Official Website: https://www.penobscot-county.net/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Penobscot

GNIS ID: 581295

FIPS State / County Code: 23 / 019

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chester)

About Maine

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,345,770 (1.31% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,328,361 (4.19% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,274,923

Websites for State of Maine

Official Website: https://www.maine.gov/

Tourism: https://visitmaine.com/

Parks: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/hunting_fishing/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Maine

GNIS ID: 1779787

FIPS State: 23

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chester)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Chester is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Chester. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Chester, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Chester.