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Welcome to Portage ...

Portage is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Portage, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Portage is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Portage: 207

The ZIP code for Portage: 04768<3>

Communities Also Named Portage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Portage - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Utah, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Portage ...

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

  • Mapleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Washburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Chapman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapman is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
  • Castle Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Perham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wade is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Masardis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Masardis is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masardis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Winterville Plantation
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Winterville Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portage ...

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

Adding Portage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Portage 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 Portage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Portage post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Portage.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Portage). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Portage or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/