Bremen is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, home to about 917 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP code is 04551.
Homes sold for a median of $320 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bremen. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Jetport (PWM)50 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Knox County Regional Airport (RKD)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA140 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY326 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bremen; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bremen had 823 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 293rd largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.
Lincoln County grew from 19,669 residents in 1900 to 35,237 in 2020.
Lincoln County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 49.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 79 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newcastle, ME weather station (5 miles away).
9,608 jobs at 1,383 businesses in Lincoln County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bremen.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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.
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Counts are within about 3 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.
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