Alfred Maine Map

About Alfred, Maine

Alfred is a locality in York County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 874. The population density is 85.8 people per km². Alfred is located at 43.4765°N, 70.7184°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04002.

Alfred unfolds across a landscape of quiet, inland topography where the Middle Branch Mousam River carves a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 3.8 miles northeast of Sanford, ME (from Sanford, ME: bearing 47°T), and is situated 17.5 miles northeast of Rochester. The terrain here is defined by a dense, sturdy character, where the Massabesic Experimental Forest extends its reach to provide a canopy of deep greens and shadowed hollows. Only a mile away, the surface of Round Pond reflects the shifting moods of the sky, its stillness offering a sharp contrast to the persistent, rhythmic movement of the nearby river. In the distant, hazy periphery, the Blue Hills Range suggests a boundary to the world, though the immediate view remains one of thick timber and the slow, steady reclamation of old stone walls by the encroaching brush.

Alfred carries the weight of a long-settled interior, where the patterns of industry have shifted from the early reliance on timber and milling to a quieter, administrative endurance. The pace of daily life is measured not by the urgency of commerce, but by the subtle seasonal transitions that alter the quality of light across the village center and its surrounding fields. While the distant Ossipee Hill Trail draws those seeking a more rigorous engagement with the elevation, the local character remains grounded in the preservation of its traditional architecture and the steady, unpretentious rhythm of its residents. It is a place where the air holds a singular, crisp clarity, and the identity of the locality is defined by its deep-rooted connection to the immediate, wooded horizon rather than any distant horizon beyond.

About This Alfred Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alfred, Maine. Coordinates: 43.476471, -70.71839. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Alfred includes the ZIP code (04002), telephone area code (207), county seat of York County (Alfred), and school district assignment (School Administrative District 57).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.