Bath, Maine

About Bath

Set in the southern part of Maine, Bath is a close-knit town counting 8,817 people who proudly call it home.

Bath holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 9.12 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 967 residents per square mile.

📰 Bath News Today

• James R. Hoare Obituary (2026) - West Bath, ME - Direct Cremation of Maine - Belfast Legacy | Obituary · Oct 8
• Wooden Boatbuilding Maine.gov · Oct 7
• Maine high school students witness Supreme Court hearings, see justice system in action newscentermaine.com · Oct 7
• Community rallies to save historic Bath clock tower after rot is found WMTW · Oct 6
• IAM Local S6 Members at Bath Iron Works Ratify Historic Five-Year Labor Agreement IAM Union · Aug 23

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 Bath Unique

• A top-25 city in Maine by population (#14 of 23 incorporated places).
• One of 7 places in the US named Bath — but the Maine one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 8,817.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Bath

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Bath

• Burano’s Wood-Fired Pizzeria — american
• Longreach Kitchen and Catering
• Solo Pane & Pasticceria — bakery (café)
• Southgate Family Restaurant — american
• Beale Street Barbecue — barbecue
• Best Thai II — thai
• J.R. Maxwell & Company
• Mae's Cafe and Bakery — coffee shop
• Midcoast Pizza and More — pizza
• Salt Pine Social — new american

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Maine Maritime Museum · Museum
• Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bath

• Bay Bridge Landing Wetland Park reviews ★
• Captain William A. Fitzgerald U.S.N. Recreation and Conserva reviews ★
• Maine Maritime Museum Park reviews ★
• Bald Head Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bath Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Brick Island Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bridge Park reviews ★
• Butler Head Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cold Spring Farm Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Druid Park reviews ★
• Fiddler's Reach Meadows · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Flying Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Bath

• Bath Middle School
• Bath Regional Career & Technical
• Dike-Newell School
• Fisher-Mitchell School
• Morse High School
• West Bath School
• Woolwich Central School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Bath

🏘️ Nearby Communities