Lincoln County is a county in Maine, United States, on the midcoast between the Kennebec and Damariscotta rivers. It had a population of 35,237 at the 2020 census and covers 700 square miles (1,800 km2), of which 456 square miles (1,180 km2) are land and 244 square miles (630 km2) are water, centred near 44°00′49″N 69°32′31″W.<\/p>\n
Wiscasset is the county seat; its postal code is 04578. The county has 18 incorporated towns, one island plantation (Monhegan), and dozens of unincorporated villages and coastal hamlets. Lincoln County keeps Eastern Time (UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer). Maine counties have no county government subdivisions below the town level, so there are no civil townships here.<\/p>\n
Lincoln County’s 18 towns handle nearly all local government; the county’s many smaller places are unincorporated villages, coastal necks and rural crossroads inside those towns, several with their own ZIP code. Monhegan, a small island 10 miles offshore, is organized as a plantation rather than a town but functions much like one. The table below carries the county’s full roster of named places; “Unincorp.” marks a hamlet or locale with no separate government and no dedicated ZIP.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiscasset<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | 3,742<\/td>\n | 04578<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Waldoboro<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 5,154<\/td>\n | 04572<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boothbay<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 3,003<\/td>\n | 04537<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bristol<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 2,834<\/td>\n | 04539<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jefferson<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 2,551<\/td>\n | 04348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Whitefield<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 2,408<\/td>\n | 04353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Damariscotta<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 2,297<\/td>\n | 04543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boothbay Harbor<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 2,027<\/td>\n | 04538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newcastle<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,848<\/td>\n | 04553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nobleboro<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,791<\/td>\n | 04555<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dresden<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,725<\/td>\n | 04342<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edgecomb<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,188<\/td>\n | 04556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Bristol<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,127<\/td>\n | 04568<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bremen<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 823<\/td>\n | 04551<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alna<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 710<\/td>\n | 04535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westport Island<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 719<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Southport<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 622<\/td>\n | 04576<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Somerville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 600<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Monhegan<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | 64<\/td>\n | 04852<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Boothbay<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04544<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Harbor<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04554<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Round Pond<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04564<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pemaquid<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04558<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Walpole<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04573<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Trevett<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Boothbay Harbor<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04575<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chamberlain<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coopers Mills<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04341<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Squirrel Island<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Isle of Springs<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 04549<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Damariscotta Mills<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dresden Mills<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Head Tide<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Whitefield<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Newcastle<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Newcastle<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Waldoboro<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Waldoboro<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Waldoboro<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Medomak<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Winslows Mills<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Jefferson<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Jefferson<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sheepscot<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Edgecomb<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Edgecomb<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Edgecomb<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Dresden<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Dresden<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Bristol<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Broad Cove<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Christmas Cove<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Muscongus<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ocean Point<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newagen<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Southport<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alna Center<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bayville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Linekin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glendon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Loudville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hendricks Harbor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Heron Island<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Back Narrows<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Cliff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pools Landing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spruceworld<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Winslow Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Yellow Head<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Benner Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bogues Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Davis Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eugley Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Feylers Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Flanders Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Harrington Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hatchs Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jones Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kalers Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kennedy Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keyes Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Knowlton Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Manks Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orffs Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sandhill Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sprague Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Trainor Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turners Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n A note on confusable names: East Boothbay, West Boothbay Harbor and Boothbay Harbor are three distinct places — two villages and one incorporated town — all inside the Boothbay peninsula, and Boothbay itself is a separate town further inland. Newcastle and North Newcastle, and Waldoboro’s North\/South\/West satellite villages, follow the same pattern: the plain name is the town center, the compass-prefixed names are outlying hamlets in the same town.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nWestport Island and Somerville have no post office of their own; their addresses use the Wiscasset and Jefferson ZIP codes respectively. Small unincorporated hamlets such as the “Corner” crossroads carry their parent town’s ZIP.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nLincoln County sits on Maine’s midcoast, a drowned, glacially carved landscape of long tidal necks and rivers running roughly north-south into the Gulf of Maine — the Sheepscot, Damariscotta and Medomak among them. Water makes up 35% of the county’s area, more than almost any other Maine county, and its coastline is cut into peninsulas such as the Boothbay and Pemaquid necks, plus offshore islands including Monhegan, Southport and Squirrel Island. Inland terrain is low, rolling and forested, with Whitefield, Jefferson and Somerville the only towns without direct saltwater frontage.<\/p>\n The county borders Kennebec County<\/a> to the north, Waldo County<\/a> to the northeast, Knox County<\/a> to the east, Sagadahoc County<\/a> to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.<\/p>\n Lincoln County’s population was 35,237 at the 2020 census. Waldoboro, at 5,154 people, is its largest town, followed by Wiscasset at 3,742. The county’s median household income runs below the Maine median of $73,733, reflecting its mix of retirees, fishing and tourism-dependent households; its population density, roughly 77 people per square mile of land, is modest by New England standards and concentrated along the coastal towns rather than the inland ones.<\/p>\n Lobstering and other commercial fishing anchor the local economy along the Boothbay, Pemaquid and Damariscotta shorelines, alongside boatbuilding and marine trades that trace back generations. Tourism is a major summer driver, centered on Boothbay Harbor’s working waterfront, windjammer cruises and the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, plus the seasonal ferry to Monhegan Island. Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta is the county’s principal health-care employer, and Waldoboro and Wiscasset serve as year-round retail and service hubs for the inland towns.<\/p>\n Lincoln County was organized by the Massachusetts General Court on November 1, 1760, carved from the older York County when Maine was still part of Massachusetts. It was named for the English city of Lincoln, birthplace of Thomas Pownall, then the Massachusetts Bay provincial governor. At its founding the county stretched over most of eastern Maine; successive splits over the following century shrank it to its present midcoast boundaries. Shipbuilding and fishing shaped its towns through the 19th century, and Wiscasset’s brick Federal-era waterfront still reflects that era of maritime wealth.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 1 runs the length of the county through Wiscasset, Newcastle, Damariscotta and Waldoboro, with Route 27 and Route 96 branching south to the Boothbay and Pemaquid peninsulas.<\/p>\n Portland International Jetport is the nearest commercial airport. Monhegan is reached only by seasonal ferry from Boothbay Harbor, New Harbor or Port Clyde.<\/p>\n Where is Lincoln County, Maine?<\/strong> What is the population of Lincoln County?<\/strong> How big is Lincoln County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Lincoln County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Lincoln County?<\/strong> |