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Welcome to Winterville ...

Winterville is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winterville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Winterville is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Winterville: 207

The ZIP code for Winterville: 04788<3>

Communities Also Named Winterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Winterville - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia.

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

Communities near Winterville ...

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

  • Fort Kent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Clair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
  • Eagle Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wallagrass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wallagrass is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallagrass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Portage Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Portage Lake is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Perham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • New Canada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Canada is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Wade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wade is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Saint John Plantation
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint John Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Westmanland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Westmanland is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmanland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winterville ...

Looking for more information about Winterville? 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 Winterville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winterville.

Adding Winterville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Winterville post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winterville.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winterville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Winterville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Winterville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/