Washburn Maine Map

About Washburn, Maine

Washburn is a locality in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 937. The population density is 81.0 people per km². Washburn is located at 46.7884°N, 68.1396°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04786.

Washburn emerges from the northern landscape as a quiet confluence of open fields and disciplined rows, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Salmon Brook. It lies 140.6 miles north-northeast of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 12°T), and is situated 8.4 miles southwest of Caribou. The horizon is anchored by the distant, muted silhouette of Griffin Ridge, which watches over the flat, sprawling agricultural geometry that characterizes the territory. Mill Pond provides a still, reflective center to the geography, its surface often mirroring the heavy, slate-colored skies of the late afternoon. Here, the air carries a crisp, thin quality, cooling quickly as the sun dips behind the treeline, leaving the earth to settle into a deep, resonant silence that feels as old as the soil itself.

Washburn maintains a character forged by the seasonal cycles of the potato harvest, an industry that dictates the pace of life and the color of the landscape from spring planting to the autumn gathering. The economy remains rooted in this tradition, with equipment sheds and storage barns serving as the primary architectural markers of the local industry. Further afield, the Woodland Bog Preserve acts as a sanctuary of peat and tangled growth, a stark contrast to the manicured, productive furrows that define the surrounding acreage. Life in Washburn moves with the pragmatic efficiency of those who understand the brevity of the growing season, a cycle that has shaped the community into a place of steady, deliberate endurance where the labor of the day is measured by the light fading across the fields.

About This Washburn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washburn, Maine. Coordinates: 46.788399, -68.139604. 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 Washburn includes the ZIP code (04786), telephone area code (207), county seat of Aroostook County (Houlton), and school district assignment (School Administrative District 45).

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.