Richmond Maine Map

About Richmond, Maine

Richmond is a locality in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,810. The population density is 98.0 people per km². Richmond is located at 44.0990°N, 69.8096°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04357.

Richmond reveals itself through the insistent, rhythmic pulse of Mill Brook, a waterway that marks the landscape with a persistent, silver-threaded energy. It lies 15.5 miles south of Augusta, ME (from Augusta, ME: bearing 184°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Gardiner. The air here holds the damp, salt-kissed weight of the Atlantic, a reminder that the open coast waits only twelve miles beyond the horizon. To the west, the distant, shadowed silhouette of Bowdoinham Ridge anchors the skyline, while the land itself dips toward the quiet, low-lying expanse of the Swan Island Flats. Nearby, the stillness of Wade Pond offers a cool, dark mirror to the spruce-fir canopy, and the tidal influence of Clay Cove draws the eye toward the water’s edge. Across the local basin, the presence of Little Swan punctuates the shifting currents, grounding the geography in a series of intimate, interconnected watermarks.

History lingers in Richmond like the low, slanted light of an autumn afternoon, echoing the days when timber and shipbuilding defined the economic marrow of the region. The Steve Powell (Swan Island) Wildlife Management Area serves as a living archive of this stewardship, protecting the land where eagles and migratory waterfowl reclaim the quiet spaces once occupied by the industry of men. Residents move through their days with a steady, pragmatic grace, balancing the remnants of an agrarian past with the quiet shifts of a modern, small-scale economy. In the muted colors of the harbor and the enduring strength of the local architecture, Richmond maintains a character defined by its resilience, standing as a place where the tide and the seasons dictate the pace of every passing year.

About This Richmond Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richmond, Maine. Coordinates: 44.099038, -69.809567. 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 Richmond includes the ZIP code (04357), telephone area code (207), county seat of Sagadahoc County (Bath), and school district assignment (Richmond Public Schools).

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.