Town guide

Beaver Cove, Maine

Beaver Cove is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, home to about 394 people across 32 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 04441.

Homes sold for a median of $361 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population39412 per sq mi
Median home value$523,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$361Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking18%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Beaver Cove

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Beaver Cove

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Jetport (PWM)131 miles away
Closer regional airportBangor International Airport (BGR)59 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA228 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY398 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Beaver Cove; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Beaver Cove

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Beaver Cove had 133 residents in the 2020 census, up 46% since 2000.

It’s the 395th largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.

Piscataquis County grew from 16,949 residents in 1900 to 16,800 in 2020.

Beaver Cove population by census2000: 91, 2010: 122, 2020: 13391200012220101332020

Piscataquis County, 1900–2020

Piscataquis County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,949, 1910: 19,887, 1920: 20,554, 1930: 18,231, 1940: 18,467, 1950: 18,617, 1960: 17,379, 1970: 16,285, 1980: 17,634, 1990: 18,653, 2000: 17,235, 2010: 17,535, 2020: 16,80017K’00’1021K’20’3018K’40’5017K’60’7018K’80’9017K’00’1017K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 75°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 44.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Beaver CoveJan: high 23°F, low 5°F, 3 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 7°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 34°F, low 17°F, 3.2 in; Apr: high 46°F, low 30°F, 3.6 in; May: high 62°F, low 41°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 70°F, low 51°F, 4 in; Jul: high 75°F, low 57°F, 4 in; Aug: high 74°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Sep: high 66°F, low 48°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 53°F, low 37°F, 5 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 27°F, 4 in; Dec: high 28°F, low 15°F, 4.3 in23°5°Jan3.025°7°Feb2.434°17°Mar3.246°30°Apr3.662°41°May3.670°51°Jun4.075°57°Jul4.074°56°Aug4.066°48°Sep3.453°37°Oct5.039°27°Nov4.028°15°Dec4.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville Maine Forestry Svc, ME weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Piscataquis County

5,041 jobs at 465 businesses in Piscataquis County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Piscataquis CountyManufacturing: 1,666 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 997 jobs; Retail trade: 975 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 392 jobs; Construction: 202 jobs; Administrative and support: 168 jobs; Educational services: 130 jobs; Other services: 116 jobsManufacturing 33% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 19% Hotels and restaurants 8% Construction 4% Administrative and support 3% Educational services 3% Other services 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Beaver Cove.

Nearest hospitals

  • Northern Light C A Dean HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Greenville1.5 miles
  • Northern Light Mayo HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dover Foxcroft25.9 miles
  • Millinocket Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Millinocket43.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors1
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists2
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Beaver Cove

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Indian Hill Trading Post1.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Shaw Public Library0.9 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Moosehead Marine Museum0.7 mi
  • Moosehead Marine Museum0.7 mi
  • Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society1.0 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Beaver Cove

Public schools here are run by Greenville Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Greenville Consolidated SchoolGreenvillePre-K–12177Public1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Greenville, Northeast Piscataquis UT and Northwest Piscataquis UT.

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