Welcome to Orono ...Orono is located in Penobscot County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Orono, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Orono has a population of 10,671 people<2> (see below for details). Orono is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Orono lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Orono: 207 The ZIP codes for Orono: 04469, 04473<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orono had an population of 10,671 people. This is an increase of 2.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.11% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Orono had a population of 10,362 people (or 6.73% of the total population of Penobscot County). This makes Orono the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Orono represents 0.78% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 10,362 people, the population of Orono increased 13.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,112 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Orono. Communities Also Named Orono ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Orono - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario and South Dakota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orono. Websites for Orono ...Official Website: www.orono.org/ Communities near Orono ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orono.
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 Orono. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orono. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orono. 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 Orono. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orono. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Orono. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orono ...Looking for more information about Orono? 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 Orono, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orono. Adding Orono to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Orono 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 Orono was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Orono. Footnotes ...
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