Welcome to Northfield ...

Northfield is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northfield has a population of 141 people<2> (see below for details).

Northfield is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Northfield: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northfield had an population of 141 people. This is a decrease of 4.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northfield had a population of 148 people. This makes Northfield the county's 38th most populous community.

The population of Northfield represents 0.01% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 450th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 148 people, the population of Northfield increased 12.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 131 people).

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

Communities Also Named Northfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Northfield - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Quebec, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Northfield ...

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

• Machias
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Machias
  • From Northfield to Machias
• East Machias
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
  • East Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <4>
• Addison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• Harrington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harrington
  • From Northfield to Harrington
• Machiasport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
  • Machiasport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <4>
• Jonesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Columbia Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
  • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <4>
• Marshfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Marshfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
• Alexander
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <4>
• Whiting
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Whiting is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northfield ...

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

Adding Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Northfield post office opened in 1840.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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