Cornish Maine Map

About Cornish, Maine

Cornish is a locality in York County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 764. The population density is 97.1 people per km². Cornish is located at 43.8048°N, 70.8012°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04020.

Cornish serves as a quiet anchor where the Little River carves a deliberate path through the rugged terrain of southwestern Maine. It lies 23.2 miles west-northwest of Westbrook, ME (from Westbrook, ME: bearing 293°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west-northwest of Gorham. The landscape surrounding Cornish is defined by a dense, textured woodland that transitions into the distant, blue-hued silhouettes of the White Mountains, which anchor the horizon in the west. A short distance away, the cascading waters of Great Falls provide a rhythmic backdrop to the stillness of the woods, while the stillness of Sanborn Pond offers a reflective contrast to the moving water. The air here holds a crispness that suggests the deep, interior forests, carrying the scent of pine and damp earth across the uneven ground. Those who wander toward Earthrest Preserve encounter a quietude that seems to have settled into the very stones, a place where the light at dusk flattens against the canopy and turns the shadows into deep, velvet pools.

Economic life in Cornish has long been tethered to the land and the modest industry of its early settlers, who found sustenance in the timber and the fertile pockets of soil cleared from the thicket. Though the pace of daily existence remains modest, the village maintains a character forged by generations of labor spent navigating the inland woods and the seasonal shifts of the northern climate. Antique shops and small storefronts occupy buildings that have weathered many winters, preserving an architectural integrity that feels less like a performance and more like a continuation of the past. The people here move with a deliberate, measured cadence, acknowledging the realities of a life lived far from the bustle of the coast. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, when the sun dips low enough to illuminate the dust motes dancing in a shop window, one senses that Cornish operates on a clock governed more by the changing seasons than by the urgent demands of the modern world.

About This Cornish Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cornish, Maine. Coordinates: 43.804798, -70.801173. 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 Cornish includes the ZIP code (04020), telephone area code (207), county seat of York County (Alfred), and school district assignment (School Administrative District 55).

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.