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Welcome to East Orrington ...

East Orrington is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Orrington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

East Orrington is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Orrington: 207

Communities near East Orrington ...

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

  • Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Orono
    (11 miles [17.7 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 <3>
  • Brewer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Hampden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Bucksport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Glenburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Winterport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Orrington ...

Looking for more information about East Orrington? 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 Orrington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Orrington.

Adding East Orrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Orrington 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 East Orrington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Orrington post office opened in 1836. The East Orrington post office closed in 1903.

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Orrington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/