Presque Isle, Maine

About Presque Isle

Presque Isle is a close-knit town in northeastern Maine counting 8,728 people who proudly call it home.

Presque Isle holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 75.78 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 115 residents per square mile.

📰 Presque Isle News Today

• Hundreds of Aroostook County families receive free school supplies at Presque Isle event WAGM · Aug 17
• Hannaford To Acquire Graves’ Shop ’n Save In Presque Isle, ME The Shelby Report · Aug 17
• Historic Declaration of Independence Broadside to visit Presque Isle on statewide tour The County · Aug 12
• How to Watch: 2026 Maine-Presque Isle vs Southern Maine - Women's FloVolleyball · Aug 13
• Hannaford to acquire historic Presque Isle grocery store WABI · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Presque Isle Unique

• A top-25 city in Maine by population (#15 of 23 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Presque Isle — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern 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 8,728.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Presque Isle

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Presque Isle

• Fuel ME Nutrition — coffee shop (café)
• Governor's Restaurant & Bakery
• Oriental Pearl — chinese
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Rodney's
• The Maple Pig
• Chopsticks — chinese
• Houlton Farms Dairy Bar — ice cream
• Hub Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Mai Tai — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Northern Maine Museum of Science · Museum
• Someday Comes · Art gallery
• Maysville Museum · Museum
• Nordic Heritage Center · Attraction
• Presque Isle Historical Museum · Museum
• The Common Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Presque Isle

• 🏞️ Aroostook State Park · National Park reviews ★
• Arnold Brook Lake Recreation Area reviews ★
• Aroostook River Access - Presque Isle reviews ★
• Mantle Lake Park reviews ★
• Northern Maine Fair reviews ★
• Peace Park reviews ★
• Riverside Park reviews ★
• The Little School Community Park reviews ★
• University Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Presque Isle

• Easton Elementary School
• Easton Junior-Senior High Sch
• Eva Hoyt Zippel School
• Pine Street Elementary School
• Presque Isle High School
• Presque Isle Middle School
• Presque Isle Reg Career & Tech Ctr

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Northern Light A R Gould Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Presque Isle

🏘️ Nearby Communities