Welcome to East Newport ...

East Newport is located in Penobscot County<1>.

The location of East Newport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Newport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for East Newport: E. Newport

East Newport is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Newport is located in the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for East Newport: 04933<4>

Communities Also Named East Newport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Newport - they are located in California and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near East Newport ...

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

• Hampden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <5>
• Hermon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <5>
• Glenburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Pittsfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <5>
• Dexter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Levant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <5>
• Carmel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <5>
• Corinth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <5>
• Canaan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
  • Canaan is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <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 East Newport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Newport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Newport ...

Looking for more information about East Newport? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Newport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Newport.

Adding East Newport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Newport post office opened in 1839.

We also found East Newport in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Newport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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