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Welcome to Madawaska ...

Madawaska is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madawaska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Madawaska has a population of 3,738 people<2> (see below for details).

Madawaska is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Madawaska is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Madawaska: 207

The ZIP code for Madawaska: 04756<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Madawaska had an population of 3,738 people. This is a decrease of 7.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madawaska had a population of 4,035 people (or 5.63% of the total population of Aroostook County). This makes Madawaska the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Madawaska represents 0.3% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,035 people, the population of Madawaska decreased 11.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,534 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Madawaska.

Communities Also Named Madawaska ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Madawaska - they are located in New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Madawaska ...

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

  • Fort Kent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Degelis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degelis
  • Saint Jacques
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frenchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sainte Anne de Madawaska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
  • Riviere Verte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Riviere Verte Parish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Agatha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lac Baker Parish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madawaska ...

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

Adding Madawaska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madawaska 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 Madawaska was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madawaska.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Madawaska.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madawaska - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Madawaska). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Madawaska or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.