Cumberland Center Maine Map

About Cumberland Center, Maine

Cumberland Center is a locality in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,739. The population density is 249.9 people per km². Cumberland Center is located at 43.7947°N, 70.2441°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04021.

Cumberland Center unfolds across a terrain of glacial till and quiet woodlots, where the scent of damp pine needles hangs heavy in the morning chill. It lies 9.3 miles north of Portland, ME (from Portland, ME: bearing 359°T), and is situated 10.0 miles northeast of Westbrook. The landscape is defined by the steady, unhurried flow of Mill Brook as it carves a path toward the distant salt air of Broad Cove, while Blanchard Pond offers a glassy, reflective stillness to the nearby Municipal Forest. Beyond the immediate canopy, the land rises in subtle, rhythmic swells toward the distant horizon where Pleasant Ridge marks the edge of the visual world. Sunlight filters through the dense hardwoods in thin, golden shafts, illuminating the mossy stones that line the forest floor and creating a sense of ancient, undisturbed patience that defines the local topography.

Agriculture remains an essential thread in the heritage of Cumberland Center, anchoring a culture that values the slow maturation of seasons over the frantic pace of the wider world. The local economy has evolved from its early agrarian roots into a quiet balance of residential life and small-scale enterprise, punctuated by the seasonal migration of residents toward the coast and the cooling spray of Pumgustuck. Even as the modern day asserts itself, the presence of the land dictates the rhythm of the year, from the planting of fields to the inevitable arrival of winter that settles over the landscape like a thick, insulating blanket. Residents maintain a deep connection to the geography of their surroundings, respecting the boundaries of the woods and the persistent, quiet pull of the Atlantic tides that reach toward the shore at Broad Cove.

About This Cumberland Center Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cumberland Center, Maine. Coordinates: 43.794744, -70.24406. 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 Cumberland Center includes the ZIP code (04021), telephone area code (207), county seat of Cumberland County (Portland), and school district assignment (School Administrative District 51).

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.