Welcome to Corea ...

Corea is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Corea is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Corea and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Corea is within the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Corea: 04624<4>

Communities Also Named Corea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Corea - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Corea ...

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

• Bar Harbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
  • Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <5>
• Hancock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
• Mount Desert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
  • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <5>
• Southwest Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <5>
• Gouldsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <5>
• Lamoine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
  • Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <5>
• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Milbridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
  • Milbridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <5>
• Addison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <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 Corea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corea.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corea ...

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

Adding Corea to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Corea post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/