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Welcome to South Berwick ...

South Berwick is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Berwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

A typical abbreviation for South Berwick: S. Berwick

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Berwick has a population of 7,584 people<2> (see below for details).

South Berwick is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for South Berwick: 207

The ZIP code for South Berwick: 03908<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Berwick had an population of 7,584 people. This is an increase of 5.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Berwick had a population of 7,220 people. This makes South Berwick the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of South Berwick represents 0.54% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,220 people, the population of South Berwick increased 8.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,671 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Berwick.

Communities Also Named South Berwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Berwick - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near South Berwick ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Berwick. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for South Berwick.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Berwick ...

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

Adding South Berwick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the South Berwick post office opened in 1815.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Berwick.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Berwick. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including York, 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 South Berwick.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Berwick - 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 South Berwick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether South Berwick 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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