Dover-Foxcroft Maine Map

About Dover-Foxcroft, Maine

Dover-Foxcroft is a locality in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,776. The population density is 127.9 people per km². Dover-Foxcroft is located at 45.2051°N, 69.2232°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04426.

Dover-Foxcroft emerges from the landscape as a convergence of deep, wooded valleys and the persistent, dark currents of the Piscataquis River. It lies 34.3 miles northwest of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 320°T), and is situated 11.4 miles north-northeast of Dexter. The terrain here is defined by a rugged, inland character, where the earth rises toward the distant, jagged silhouette of Grapevine Ridge against a pale sky. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of the surrounding spruce and fir, casting long, cool shadows over the uneven terrain that stretches away from the riverbanks. Only two miles distant, the waters of Thompson Pond mirror the seasonal shifts of the canopy, holding the stillness of the interior woods in a quiet, glass-like expanse that remains untouched by the agitation of the tides.

Industrial history remains etched into the brickwork of the older mills that line the Piscataquis River, a silent record of the woolen manufacturing that once anchored the local economy. Dover-Foxcroft continues to balance its heritage of craftsmanship with the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life, where the rhythm of the day is marked by the shifting light across the fields rather than the frantic motion of modern commerce. Those who wander five miles out to the Town Forest find a managed solitude, a place where the air carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth. Beyond the immediate reach of the valley, the natural world asserts itself in the steady, rhythmic descent of Bucks Falls, a reminder of the raw, unhurried energy that shapes the character of this inland landscape.

About This Dover-Foxcroft Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. Coordinates: 45.205071, -69.223215. 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 Dover-Foxcroft includes the ZIP code (04426), telephone area code (207), county seat of Piscataquis County (Dover-Foxcroft), and school district assignment (School Administrative District 68).

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.