Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, home to about 22,336 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP code is 04011.
Homes sold for a median of $301 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brunswick. 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)24 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY301 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brunswick; 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.
Brunswick had 21,756 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 8th largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.
Cumberland County grew from 100,689 residents in 1900 to 303,069 in 2020.
Cumberland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 50.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brunswick Nas, ME weather station (2 miles away).
190,022 jobs at 12,242 businesses in Cumberland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
798 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brunswick.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 83 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 143 |
| Dentists | 28 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 129 |
| Mental health providers | 281 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 108 |
| Optometrists | 14 |
| Chiropractors | 12 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
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.
Parks (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (8 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
Established in 1628.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Brunswick Public Schools, Brunswick-Region 10. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Furbish Elementary SchoolBrunswick | Pre-K–2 | 616 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe ElementaryBrunswick | 3–5 | 531 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Brunswick Jr High SchoolBrunswick | 6–8 | 544 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Brunswick High SchoolBrunswick | 9–12 | 722 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Maine Region Ten Technical High SchBrunswick | — | — | Career and Technical | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways Merry Meeting CenterBrunswick | Pre-K–12 | 14 | Nonsectarian | 2.6 mi |
| St John's Catholic SchoolBrunswick | Pre-K–8 | 134 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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