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Around Freeport
Distances
Nearest major airport
Portland International Jetport (PWM)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA115 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY295 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Freeport; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Freeport
U.S. Representative · Maine’s 1st DistrictChellie Pingree (D)
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
Freeport had 8,737 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 30th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 50.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 84 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gray, ME weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Cumberland County
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).
Health care
117 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Freeport.
Nearest hospitals
Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brunswick11.1 miles
Northern Light Mercy HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Portland16.3 miles
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Portland16.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
12
Specialist doctors
12
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
14
Mental health providers
52
Physical and occupational therapists
21
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
2
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 Freeport
Parks (8 nearby)
Winslow Memorial Park · 71 acres3.7 mi
Pownal Road Fields · 39 acres1.6 mi
Hunter Road Fields · 38 acres1.8 mi
Leon Gorman Park · 8 acres0.4 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Bow Street Market0.3 mi
Shaw's1.1 mi
Royal River Natural Foods1.9 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy0.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Freeport Community Library0.4 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Desert of Maine Farm Museum2.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Royal River Community Players6.2 mi
Edwards Center for Art and Dance7.7 mi
Wish Theater7.9 mi
Pickard Theater7.9 mi
Studzinski Recital Hall7.9 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Rsu 05. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Morse Street SchoolFreeport
Pre-K–2
288
Public
0.2 mi
Mast Landing SchoolFreeport
3–5
266
Public
0.6 mi
Freeport Middle SchoolFreeport
6–8
288
Public
0.5 mi
Freeport High SchoolFreeport
9–12
593
Public
0.3 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Maine Coast Waldorf SchoolFreeport
Pre-K–12
227
Nonsectarian
2.0 mi
Pine Tree AcademyFreeport
Pre-K–12
123
Seventh-day Adventist
0.7 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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