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Welcome to Winthrop ...

Winthrop is located in Kennebec County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winthrop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1794.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Winthrop has a population of 5,989 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Code for Winthrop: 207

The ZIP code for Winthrop: 04364<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winthrop had an population of 5,989 people. This is a decrease of 1.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winthrop had a population of 6,092 people. This makes Winthrop the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Winthrop represents 0.46% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,092 people, the population of Winthrop decreased 2.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,232 people).

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

Communities Also Named Winthrop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Winthrop - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Winthrop ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winthrop. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Winthrop.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winthrop ...

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

Adding Winthrop to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Winthrop post office opened in 1794.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winthrop.

Footnotes ...

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