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Welcome to Winn ...

Winn is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Winn has a population of 404 people<2> (see below for details).

Winn is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Winn: 207

The ZIP code for Winn: 04495<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winn had an population of 404 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winn had a population of 407 people. This makes Winn the county's 47th most populous community.

The population of Winn represents 0.03% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 385th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 407 people, the population of Winn decreased 3.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 420 people).

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

Communities Also Named Winn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Winn - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and Michigan.

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

Communities near Winn ...

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

  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Millinocket
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Enfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Medway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <5>
  • Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <5>
  • Chester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Springfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Carroll
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Carroll has also been known as:
    • Carroll Plantation

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winn ...

Looking for more information about Winn? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Winn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winn.

Adding Winn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Winn post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winn.

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 Winn.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winn - 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 Winn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Winn 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/