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Welcome to West Bath ...

West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Bath: W. Bath

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Bath has a population of 1,933 people<2> (see below for details).

West Bath is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for West Bath: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Bath had an population of 1,933 people. This is an increase of 2.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Bath had a population of 1,877 people (or 5.33% of the total population of Sagadahoc County). This makes West Bath the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of West Bath represents 0.14% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 174th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,877 people, the population of West Bath increased 4.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,798 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Bath.

Communities Also Named West Bath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Bath - it's located in New Hampshire.

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

Communities near West Bath ...

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

  • Brunswick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisbon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
  • Topsham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Yarmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Harpswell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
  • North Yarmouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Wiscasset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bath ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Sagadahoc, 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 West Bath.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Bath - 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.