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Welcome to Stockholm ...

Stockholm is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockholm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stockholm has a population of 232 people<2> (see below for details).

Stockholm is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Stockholm: 207

The ZIP code for Stockholm: 04783<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stockholm had an population of 232 people. This is a decrease of 8.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stockholm had a population of 253 people. This makes Stockholm the county's 47th most populous community.

The population of Stockholm represents 0.02% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 421st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 253 people, the population of Stockholm decreased 6.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 271 people).

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

Communities Also Named Stockholm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Stockholm - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stockholm ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stockholm ...

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

Adding Stockholm to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stockholm post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockholm.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Stockholm.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stockholm - 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 Stockholm). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stockholm 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/