About Yarmouth
Yarmouth, ME is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Maine.
Yarmouth holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.24 square miles.
📰 Yarmouth News Today
- The 6 Best Steakhouses in Southern Maine 94.3 WCYY · Aug 18
- Project to remove dams on the Royal River in Yarmouth is underway WMTW · Jul 24
- Fire destroys Yarmouth apartment building, displacing tenants WGME · Jul 15
- Yarmouth apartment fire reignites hours later; building declared total loss newscentermaine.com · Jul 14
- One of New England’s most acclaimed restaurateurs never called herself a chef. Until now. The Boston Globe · Aug 13
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Yarmouth Unique
- 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.
- 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.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Yarmouth
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Yarmouth
- Binga's Wingas — american
- Clayton's Cafe — sandwich
- Cuppa Jo's (café)
- Gather — regional
- Locally Sauced — barbecue
- Magno Terra Cafe (café)
- Mister Bagel — regional
- Pat's Pizza — pizza
- Royal River Grillhouse — regional
- Salsa Mexican Grill — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Yarmouth Historical Society · Museum
- Big Indian · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Yarmouth
- Powell Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Baston Park reviews ★
- Boston Post Meadow · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chandler Brook Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cousins River Fields & Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cousins River Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Dion Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Dunn's Depot Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Factory Island reviews ★
- Frank Knight Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Gooch's Island reviews ★
- Granite Falls Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Yarmouth
- Frank H Harrison Middle School
- William H Rowe School
- Yarmouth Elementary School
- Yarmouth High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.24 sq mi
Coordinates43.8038, -70.1886