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Welcome to Pembroke ...

Pembroke is located in Washington County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pembroke has a population of 792 people<2> (see below for details).

Pembroke is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Pembroke: 207

The ZIP code for Pembroke: 04666<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pembroke had an population of 792 people. This is a decrease of 5.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pembroke had a population of 840 people. This makes Pembroke the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Pembroke represents 0.06% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 310th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 840 people, the population of Pembroke decreased 4.44% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 879 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pembroke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Pembroke - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pembroke ...

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

  • Saint Stephen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Calais
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Calais is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <5>
  • Saint Stephen Parish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Saint Andrews
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • East Machias
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lubec
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lubec is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <5>
  • Woodland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Campobello Parish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blacks Harbour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pembroke ...

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

Adding Pembroke to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pembroke post office opened in 1832.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pembroke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, 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 Pembroke.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pembroke - 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 Pembroke). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pembroke 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/