Kittery Point Maine Map

About Kittery Point, Maine

Kittery Point is a locality in York County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 935. The population density is 204.0 people per km². Kittery Point is located at 43.0834°N, 70.7078°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 70783.

Kittery Point, a sliver of Maine jutting into the salty embrace of the Piscataqua River and the Atlantic, presents a landscape etched by wind and water. It lies 2.9 miles east-north-east of Portsmouth, NH (from Portsmouth, NH: bearing 74°T), and is situated 1.5 miles east-south-east of Kittery. Here, weathered clapboard houses, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin, huddle against the persistent coastal breeze, their foundations often kissed by the high tide. The terrain rises gently from the water's edge, a mosaic of scrubby pines, hardy beach roses, and patches of salt marsh that exhale a briny perfume. The air itself carries a keen edge, a bracing coolness that never quite relinquishes its grip, even on the warmest summer days, and the gulls, their cries sharp and insistent, are constant companions, wheeling overhead against a sky that shifts from a pale, washed-out blue to the bruised purples of impending dusk. This ancient port, one of Maine's oldest settlements, carries the weight of centuries in its very bones, a history deeply intertwined with shipbuilding and maritime trade. The echoes of naval yards and bustling wharves still resonate, though the booming industry has long since receded, replaced by the quiet hum of a local economy that now leans heavily on tourism and the steady, unassuming presence of the naval shipyard, a constant reminder of its strategic past. Kittery Point’s distinctive character is a blend of rugged New England stoicism and a certain wistful charm, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated not by the clock but by the ebb and flow of the tides and the changing seasons, a place where the past is not merely remembered but is palpable in the salt-laced air and the sturdy, enduring architecture.

About This Kittery Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kittery Point, Maine — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.083422, -70.70783. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Kittery Point and York County.

Detailed location data for Kittery Point includes the ZIP code (03905), telephone area code (207), county seat of York County (Alfred), and school district assignment (Kittery). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kittery Point is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.