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Welcome to Whiting ...

Whiting is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiting, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whiting has a population of 482 people<2> (see below for details).

Whiting is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Whiting, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Whiting: 207

The ZIP code for Whiting: 04691<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whiting had an population of 482 people. This is a decrease of 1.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whiting had a population of 487 people. This makes Whiting the county's 28th most populous community.

The population of Whiting represents 0.04% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 370th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 487 people, the population of Whiting increased 13.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 430 people).

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

Communities Also Named Whiting ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Whiting - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Whiting ...

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

  • Grand Manan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Machias
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • East Machias
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lubec
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lubec is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <5>
  • Campobello Parish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Machiasport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Perry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Pembroke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cutler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiting ...

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

Adding Whiting to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whiting post office opened in 1826.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiting.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, 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 Whiting.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiting - 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 Whiting). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whiting 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/