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Welcome to Millinocket ...

Millinocket is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millinocket, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Millinocket has a population of 4,265 people<2> (see below for details).

Millinocket is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Millinocket, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Millinocket: 207

The ZIP code for Millinocket: 04462<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Millinocket had an population of 4,265 people. This is a decrease of 5.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Millinocket had a population of 4,506 people. This makes Millinocket the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Millinocket represents 0.34% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 74th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,506 people, the population of Millinocket decreased 13.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,203 people).

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

Websites for Millinocket ...

Official Website: www.millinocket.org/

Communities near Millinocket ...

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

  • East Millinocket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Medway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <5>
  • Mattawamkeag
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Stacyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Woodville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Seboeis Plantation
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Benedicta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pea Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Molunkus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
  • Chester
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Millinocket. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Millinocket.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millinocket ...

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

Adding Millinocket to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Millinocket post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millinocket.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Millinocket.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millinocket - 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 Millinocket). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Millinocket 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/