About Eastport
Set in the eastern part of Maine, Eastport is a small town, home to 1,292 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Officially, Eastport is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.63 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 356 residents per square mile.
📰 Eastport News Today
- Eastport enacts pause on data center development mainepublic.org · Aug 14
- Eastport temporarily bans underwater data centers Bangor Daily News · Aug 14
- UPDATE: Widespread power outage in Eastport resolved WABI · Aug 14
- Ordinance that would prohibit DeepGreen data-center project in Eastport scheduled for hearing in August newscentermaine.com · Jul 20
- News - USS Lassen Departs Eastport, Maine, Following Successful Port Visit dvidshub.net · Jul 10
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Eastport Unique
- A top-25 city in Maine by population (#23 of 23 incorporated places).
- Positioned in eastern 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: 2+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Eastport
- Eastport Chowderhouse — seafood
- Happy Crab — regional
- Quoddy Bay Lobster — lobster
- The New Friendly Restaurant — american
- WaCo Diner
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Mustard Mill Museum · Museum
- Waponahki Museum · Museum
- Barracks Museum · Museum
- Boynton Street Historic District · Attraction
- Eastport Arts Center · Attraction
- Eastport Historic District · Attraction
- Shipwreck · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Eastport
- Birch Islands Preserve reviews ★
- Dennys River Sportsman’s Club Preserve reviews ★
- Loring Cove Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pike Lands Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Reversing Falls Park reviews ★
- Shackford Head State Park reviews ★
- Clark Point Preserve reviews ★
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area (Race Point Unit) · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cony Park reviews ★
- Denbow Bluffs reviews ★
- Denbow Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Eastport
- Eastport Elementary School
- Edmunds Consolidated School
- Pembroke Elementary School
- Perry Elementary School
- Shead High School
- Sipayik Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCity
Population (2024)1,292
Rank in state#23 of 23
Land area3.63 sq mi
Density356/sq mi
Coordinates44.9109, -67.0092