Falmouth Maine Map

About Falmouth, Maine

Falmouth is a locality in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,988. The population density is 319.4 people per km². Falmouth is located at 43.7160°N, 70.2311°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04105.

Falmouth stretches across a landscape where the sharp, salt-heavy breath of the Atlantic meets the quiet, persistent movement of the Scitterygusset Creek. It lies 4.7 miles north of Portland, ME (from Portland, ME: bearing 8°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north of South Portland. The land here is defined by a slow transition from dense, evergreen-shadowed earth toward the open, tidal reaches of Mussel Cove, where the water pulls back to reveal slick, gray mudflats and jagged stone. To the north, the Falmouth Town Forest offers a thick canopy of spruce and pine, a place where the light filters down in thin, dusty shafts that settle upon the damp, needle-strewn ground. In the distance, the silhouettes of Pleasant Ridge blur against the horizon, providing a steady, quiet anchor to the view, while the nearby Falmouth Nature Preserve protects the delicate fringes of the coast, keeping the wild, tangled edges of the shoreline intact against the encroaching gray of the winter sky.

Falmouth carries the weight of a long maritime heritage, once a place of bustling shipyards and sawmills that relied on the steady flow of local waterways to drive the economy. Today, the roar of Presumpscot Falls echoes with a persistent, percussive energy, a reminder of the power that once turned the wheels of early industry. The rhythm of life in Falmouth is tethered to the tides and the seasonal shifts of the forest, with the presence of The Brothers looming just off the coast like dark, watchful sentinels in the harbor. While the modern economy has shifted toward residential and commercial growth, the quiet, disciplined work of those who harvest the sea remains an essential thread in the local character. Even as the pace of the day quickens, the stillness found near the water or within the cool, quiet depths of the woods suggests a place that has maintained its composure, content to exist in the long, cooling light that defines this northern edge of the coast.

About This Falmouth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Falmouth, Maine. Coordinates: 43.716012, -70.231058. 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 Falmouth includes the ZIP code (04105), telephone area code (207), county seat of Cumberland County (Portland), and school district assignment (Falmouth).

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.