West Kennebunk, Maine

About West Kennebunk

West Kennebunk, ME is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Maine.

West Kennebunk holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.48 square miles.

📰 West Kennebunk News Today

• Kennebunk Planning Board raises concerns over proposed housing plan in West Kennebunk WGME · Aug 12
• West Kennebunk, Maine Restaurant Scene Shifts As Village Tavern Ends 13-year Run 97.5 WOKQ · Aug 28
• West Kennebunk, ME Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 2
• Kennebunk’s Village Tavern closes permanently The Portland Press Herald · Aug 21
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for West Kennebunk, Kennebunk, Maine - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes West Kennebunk Unique

• The only place in America named West Kennebunk — 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 southwestern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in West Kennebunk

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🍽️ Where to Eat in West Kennebunk

• Dunkin Donuts — coffee shop
• Kobe Japanese Grill — japanese
• LongHorn Steakhouse — steak house

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• North Chapel Project · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in West Kennebunk

• Taylor Estates · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Taylor Estates cont'd · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Alewive Woods Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Alewive Woods Preserve Annex · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Arundel Community Trails · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Clark Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• For All Forever Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ghost Meadow Wildlife Commons · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hobbs Brook Wildlife Commons · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lloyd G. Nedeau Memorial Park reviews ★
• Wells Barren Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in West Kennebunk

• Mildred L Day School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of West Kennebunk

🏘️ Nearby Communities