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Welcome to Veazie ...

Veazie is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veazie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Veazie has a population of 1,830 people<2> (see below for details).

Veazie is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Veazie: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Veazie had an population of 1,830 people. This is a decrease of 4.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Veazie had a population of 1,919 people. This makes Veazie the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Veazie represents 0.14% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,919 people, the population of Veazie increased 10.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,744 people).

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

Communities Also Named Veazie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Veazie - they are located in Louisiana, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Veazie ...

Official Website: www.veazie.net/

Communities near Veazie ...

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

  • Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
  • Brewer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <4>
  • Hampden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
  • Bucksport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Glenburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Winterport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Orrington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Holden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <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 Veazie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Veazie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veazie ...

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

Adding Veazie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Veazie post office opened in 1853. The Veazie post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veazie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, 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 Veazie.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Veazie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/