Easton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, home to about 1,433 people across 39 square miles. Its ZIP code is 04740.
Homes sold for a median of $42 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Easton. 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)237 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Presque Isle International Airport (PQI)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA334 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY511 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Easton; 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.
Easton had 1,320 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 213th largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.
Aroostook County grew from 60,744 residents in 1900 to 67,105 in 2020.
Aroostook 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 3°F. About 38.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 98 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Presque Isle, ME weather station (5 miles away).
19,837 jobs at 1,903 businesses in Aroostook 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 Easton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
Grocery stores
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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.
Public schools here are run by Easton Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Easton Elementary SchoolEaston | Pre-K–6 | 110 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Easton Junior-Senior High SchEaston | 7–12 | 93 | Public | 0.4 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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