Jonesport, Maine

About Jonesport

Set in the eastern part of Maine, Jonesport is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Jonesport is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.59 square miles.

📰 Jonesport News Today

• Jonesport approves extending Kingfish Maine construction window Bangor Daily News · Aug 14
• Jonesport residents approve extension of Kingfish Maine RAS project deadlines SeafoodSource · Aug 6
• Jonesport weighs changes to Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, giving 30‑month extension for Kingfish aquaculture project The Maine Monitor · Jun 26
• Vote on Kingfish's new Maine land-based farm slated for Wednesday intrafish.com · Aug 3
• Jonesport Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Jonesport Unique

• The only place in America named Jonesport — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Jonesport

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Ruggles House Museum · Museum
• Balsam Valley Ampitheater · Attraction
• Maine Coast Sardine History Museum · Attraction
• World's Largest Lobster Trap · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Jonesport

• Ingersoll Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tibbett Island Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Addison Point Park reviews ★
• Beals Town Park reviews ★
• Crowley Island Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Great Wass Island Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Indian River Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mason Bay Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Merritt Cove · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pleasant Bay Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Seaduck Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shabbit Island Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Jonesport

• Beals Elementary School
• Daniel W Merritt School
• Jonesport Elementary School
• Jonesport-Beals High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Jonesport

🏘️ Nearby Communities