Newport, Maine

About Newport

Set in the central part of Maine, Newport is a small unincorporated community.

Newport holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.52 square miles.

📰 Newport News Today

• What we know about plans for new ICE facility in Maine at former Newport courthouse WMTW · Sep 10
• Newport retreat turns 'Survivor' super fans into competitors in Maine woods WGME · Jul 8
• Nokomis High School (Newport, ME) Volleyball MaxPreps · Oct 6
• Tractor-trailer collides with front of Sawyer's Dairy Bar in Newport newscentermaine.com · Jun 30
• Think you’d win ‘Survivor’? Newport’s Reality Retreat puts you to the test WABI · Jul 7

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 Newport Unique

• One of 20 places in the US named Newport — but the Maine one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Newport

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Newport

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• 368 Nutrition — tea (café)
• Chinaway Chinese Resturant — chinese
• Harvest Moon Deli — deli
• IHOP — breakfast
• Townies — pizza

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Newport

• Etna Memorial Park reviews ★
• Mullen Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Penobscot County Conservation Association Wildlife Managemen · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pleasant Lake Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• River-Walk Park reviews ★
• Witham Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Newport

• Carmel Elementary School
• Etna-Dixmont School
• Nokomis Regional High School
• Nokomis Regional Middle School
• Sebasticook Valley Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Newport

🏘️ Nearby Communities