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Welcome to Masardis ...

Masardis is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Masardis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Masardis has a population of 227 people<2> (see below for details).

Masardis is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Masardis (for example, toward Centreville (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Masardis: 207

The ZIP code for Masardis: 04759<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Masardis had an population of 227 people. This is a decrease of 8.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Masardis had a population of 249 people. This makes Masardis the county's 48th most populous community.

The population of Masardis represents 0.02% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 424th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 249 people, the population of Masardis decreased 2.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 255 people).

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

Communities near Masardis ...

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

  • Mapleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chapman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield Plantation
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Oxbow Plantation
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxbow Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Plantation
    • Estimated population in 2018: 61 people
  • Nashville Plantation
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashville Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Oxbow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheridan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Masardis ...

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

Adding Masardis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Masardis post office opened in 1843. The Masardis post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Masardis.

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 Masardis.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Masardis - 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 Masardis). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Masardis 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.
<6>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/