Welcome to Ogunquit ...

The coastal town of Ogunquit is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogunquit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ogunquit has a population of 929 people<2> (see below for details).

Ogunquit is near sea level<3>.

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

Ogunquit is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Ogunquit: 03907<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ogunquit had an population of 929 people. This is an increase of 4.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ogunquit had a population of 892 people. This makes Ogunquit the county's 29th most populous community.

The population of Ogunquit represents 0.07% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 299th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 892 people, the population of Ogunquit decreased 27.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,226 people).

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

Communities near Ogunquit ...

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

• Dover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Rochester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>
• Portsmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <5>
• Biddeford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <5>
• Sanford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Saco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <5>
• Durham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• York
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Somersworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <5>
• Kennebunk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogunquit. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ogunquit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogunquit ...

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

Adding Ogunquit to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ogunquit post office opened in 1826.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogunquit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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