Androscoggin County is a county in Maine, United States, along the Androscoggin River between Lewiston-Auburn and the foothills of the western mountains. It had a population of 111,139 at the 2020 census and covers 468 square miles (1,210 km2) of land centred near 44\u00b010\u2032N 70\u00b013\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Auburn is the county seat, and its postal code is 04210. The county has 14 incorporated towns and cities, no unincorporated territory, and several unincorporated villages inside those towns. It sits in the Eastern time zone and carries FIPS code 001.<\/p>\n
Androscoggin County has 14 incorporated municipalities — two cities (Auburn and Lewiston) and twelve towns — plus a number of unincorporated villages and mill hamlets that sit inside those towns’ boundaries. The table below lists the incorporated municipalities first, followed by notable unincorporated places.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 23,055<\/td>\n | 04210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lewiston<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 37,121<\/td>\n | 04240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Durham<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04222<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Greene<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leeds<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04263<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lisbon<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Livermore<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Livermore Falls<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04254<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mechanic Falls<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Minot<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04258<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poland<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sabattus<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turner<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04282<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wales<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lisbon Falls<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lisbon Center<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Livermore<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Livermore<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Livermore<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Auburn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Auburn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Auburn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Auburn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Lewiston<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poland Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Poland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Poland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Poland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Turner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04282<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Turner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04282<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Minot<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04258<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Leeds<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04263<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Leeds<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04263<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Greene, Turner, Sabattus, and Lisbon each historically appear twice in older place-name lists because the town name doubles as both the civil town and its central village — those duplicates are merged into single rows above. A handful of very small mill-hamlet names from older gazetteers (Blake Corner, Chase Mills, Crossman Corner, Curtis Corner and similar rural crossroads) are informal locality names rather than mapped Census places and are omitted here for lack of a verifiable location.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nWales has no post office of its own; its addresses are served by neighboring towns’ ZIP codes.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nAndroscoggin County sits in south-central Maine along the Androscoggin River, which cuts the county in half on its run from Livermore Falls through Lewiston-Auburn toward the coast at Brunswick. The land is a mix of river-valley farmland and rolling, forested hills rising toward the foothills of the western mountains near the Oxford County line. Of the county’s 497 square miles, 468 square miles are land and 29 square miles (5.9%) are water, mostly ponds and the river itself.<\/p>\n The county borders Franklin County<\/a> to the north, Kennebec County<\/a> to the northeast, Sagadahoc County<\/a> to the southeast, Cumberland County<\/a> to the south, and Oxford County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Androscoggin County had 111,139 residents at the 2020 census, making it Maine’s fourth-most-populous county. Lewiston, the largest city, and Auburn, the county seat, together hold well over half the county’s population and form the state’s second-largest urban area after Greater Portland. The county’s median household income trails the Maine median of $73,733, reflecting Lewiston-Auburn’s mill-town manufacturing legacy. Population density is roughly 237 people per square mile, concentrated heavily in the twin cities with the outer towns much more rural.<\/p>\n Lewiston-Auburn’s economy grew up around textile and shoe mills powered by the Androscoggin River’s falls; several of the old brick mill buildings in downtown Lewiston have been converted to offices, apartments and small manufacturers. Bates College, a private liberal-arts college founded in 1855, is one of Lewiston’s largest employers alongside Central Maine Medical Center. Outside the twin cities, the county remains a significant Maine farming area, leading the state in poultry and egg production and ranking near the top for hog and pig farming. Poland Spring, the bottled-water brand, takes its name from the spring at Poland in the county’s western towns.<\/p>\n Androscoggin County was organized on March 18, 1854, carved from parts of Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, and Oxford counties once Lewiston-Auburn’s mill-driven growth outstripped those older counties’ seats. It takes its name from the Androscoggin River, itself named for an Abenaki-speaking people associated with the waterway. The county’s industrial rise in the second half of the 19th century, driven by textile and shoe manufacturing along the river’s falls, brought waves of French-Canadian immigrant labor that still shapes Lewiston’s culture and its French-language place name, Comt\u00e9 d’Androscoggin.<\/p>\n Interstate 95 (the Maine Turnpike) runs through Auburn, with U.S. Route 202 and Maine Route 4 linking the twin cities to the surrounding towns.<\/p>\n Auburn\/Lewiston Municipal Airport offers general-aviation service; the nearest commercial airport is Portland International Jetport.<\/p>\n Where is Androscoggin County?<\/strong> What is the population of Androscoggin County?<\/strong> How big is Androscoggin County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Androscoggin County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Androscoggin County?<\/strong> |