Mapleton Maine Map

About Mapleton, Maine

Mapleton is a locality in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 623. The population density is 80.1 people per km². Mapleton is located at 46.6820°N, 68.1628°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04757.

Mapleton endures as a quiet expanse of northern soil where the Libby Brook carves a persistent, silver path through the low-lying fields. It lies 133.3 miles north-northeast of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 13°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Presque Isle. The landscape here favors the long, measured shadows cast by the afternoon sun, stretching across meadows that rise toward the steady silhouette of Griffin Ridge in the distance. Four miles to the west, Alder Lake holds the sky in its dark, still surface, reflecting the seasonal shifts of the spruce and fir that define the horizon. The air carries a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as dusk settles over the fields and the light turns to a pale, bruised violet that clings to the edges of the woods.

History in Mapleton remains tied to the turning of the seasons and the stubborn vitality of the agricultural life that first took root in this fertile basin. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the harvest, drawing its character from the same earth that demands hard work and patience from those who tend it. Residents often look toward the quiet reaches of the Arnold Brook Lake Recreation Area for a reprieve, finding a particular solitude in the woods that is absent from more crowded corners of the country. Life here moves with the gravity of a place that understands its own boundaries, marked by the steady industry of the fields and the persistent, slow flow of the water toward the horizon.

About This Mapleton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mapleton, Maine. Coordinates: 46.681986, -68.162812. 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 Mapleton includes the ZIP code (04757), telephone area code (207), county seat of Aroostook County (Houlton), and school district assignment (School Administrative District 01).

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.