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Welcome to East Winthrop ...

East Winthrop is located in Kennebec County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Winthrop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for East Winthrop: E. Winthrop

East Winthrop is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Winthrop: 207

The ZIP code for East Winthrop: 04343<3>

Communities near East Winthrop ...

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

  • Augusta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Winthrop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Turner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
  • Gardiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabattus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Vassalboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
  • Monmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Winthrop ...

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

Adding East Winthrop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Winthrop 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 Winthrop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Winthrop post office opened in 1829.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Kennebec, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Winthrop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as East Winthrop). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Winthrop or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/