North Anson Maine Map

About North Anson, Maine

North Anson is a locality in Somerset County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 459. The population density is 84.0 people per km². North Anson is located at 44.8551°N, 69.8998°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04958.

North Anson occupies a quiet expanse of inland territory where the Mill Stream carves a steady, purposeful path through the earth. It lies 24.7 miles north-northwest of Waterville, ME (from Waterville, ME: bearing 328°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north-northwest of Madison. The landscape here is defined by a slow persistence, marked by the proximity of the distant Longfellow Mountains, which form a jagged, hazy silhouette against the northern horizon. The air carries the scent of damp soil and spruce, a reminder of the dense woods that press inward toward the clearings. Three miles away, the surface of Fahi Pond reflects the shifting gray of the sky, acting as a mirror for the changing seasons in a region defined by the weight of its own stillness. Seven miles distant, the rush of Caratunk Falls provides a persistent, low-frequency hum that seems to underscore the quietude of the surrounding fields.

North Anson maintains a character forged by the legacy of early timber mills and the labor of those who worked the interior landscape. The local economy remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce that supports the day-to-day needs of the residents. History is less a formal record than a presence felt in the weathered clapboard of older structures and the purposeful, unhurried pace of the people who traverse the local roads. Visitors seeking the Fahi Pond Wildlife Management Area find a sanctuary where the natural world asserts itself in the thickets and marshes, undisturbed by the urgency of more populated regions. Life in North Anson proceeds with a steady, quiet gravity, indifferent to the demands of the wider world, favoring instead the patterns established by the cycle of the sun over the inland hills.

About This North Anson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Anson, Maine. Coordinates: 44.855059, -69.899781. 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 North Anson includes the ZIP code (04958), telephone area code (207), county seat of Somerset County (Skowhegan), and school district assignment (School Administrative District 74).

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.