Alfred, Maine

About Alfred

Alfred is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Maine.

Officially, Alfred is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.93 square miles.

📰 Alfred News Today

• Serious accident in Alfred closes 2 roads newscentermaine.com · May 26
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Alfred, 04002, Maine - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 8
• Alfred Festival Days Maine Public · Jun 6
• Sanford man accused of threatening to bomb CMP office in Alfred WGME · Jun 14
• David Paul Dionne Obituary | Autumn Green | Alfred, ME Tribute Archive · Jul 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Maine headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Alfred Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Alfred

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Alfred

• Shaw's Ridge Farm BBQ Barn — barbecue
• Aroma Joe's — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Alfred Shaker Museum · Museum
• Alfred Village Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alfred

• Bunganut Town Park reviews ★
• Brother's Beach Town Park reviews ★
• Central Maine Power Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Harvest Circle Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Holdsworth Park reviews ★
• Morrow Environmental Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mousam Way Trails · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ricker Field · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shaker Woods Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sid Emery Demonstration Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sousa Family Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Springvale Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Alfred

• Alfred Elementary School
• Dayton Consolidated School
• Lyman Elementary School
• Massabesic High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Alfred

🏘️ Nearby Communities