Welcome to Spruce Head ...

Spruce Head is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spruce Head, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Spruce Head is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spruce Head: 207

The ZIP code for Spruce Head: 04859<3>

Communities near Spruce Head ...

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

Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
Waldoboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldoboro <4>
Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
Thomaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomaston is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <4>
Saint George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spruce Head ...

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

Adding Spruce Head to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spruce Head post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spruce Head.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spruce Head - 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 Spruce Head). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spruce Head 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/