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Welcome to North Berwick ...

North Berwick is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Berwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for North Berwick: N. Berwick

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Berwick has a population of 4,737 people<2> (see below for details).

North Berwick is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for North Berwick: 207

The ZIP code for North Berwick: 03906<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Berwick had an population of 4,737 people. This is an increase of 3.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Berwick had a population of 4,576 people. This makes North Berwick the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of North Berwick represents 0.34% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,576 people, the population of North Berwick increased 6.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,293 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North Berwick.

Websites for North Berwick ...

Official Website: www.townofnorthberwick.org/

Communities near North Berwick ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Berwick ...

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

Adding North Berwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Berwick 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 for North Berwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the North Berwick post office opened in 1832.

We also found North Berwick in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Berwick.

The official website for North Berwick: www.townofnorthberwick.org/

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including York, 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 North Berwick.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Berwick - 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 North Berwick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Berwick 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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