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Around Veazie
Distances
Nearest major airport
Portland International Jetport (PWM)111 miles away
Closer regional airport
Bangor International Airport (BGR)2 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA205 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY388 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Veazie; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Veazie
U.S. Representative · Maine’s 2nd DistrictJared F. Golden (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
Veazie had 1,814 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 175th largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.
Penobscot County grew from 76,246 residents in 1900 to 152,199 in 2020.
Penobscot 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 41.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 75 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bangor Intl Ap, ME weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Penobscot County
60,749 jobs at 4,222 businesses in Penobscot County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2,391 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Veazie.
Nearest hospitals
St. Joseph HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bangor1.2 miles
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Bangor2.3 miles
Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ellsworth26.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
181
Specialist doctors
513
Dentists
103
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
507
Mental health providers
827
Physical and occupational therapists
223
Optometrists
20
Chiropractors
17
Pharmacies
23
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 Veazie
Parks (12 nearby)
Essex Street Recreation Area · 87 acres1.3 mi
Prentiss Woods · 26 acres0.8 mi
Union Street Recreation Area · 15 acres1.4 mi
Kenduskeag Stream Park · 7 acres0.5 mi
Gateway Park · 5 acres1.1 mi
Summit Park · 5 acres1.2 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Hannaford0.7 mi
Hannaford1.1 mi
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Walgreens0.5 mi
Bangor Drug0.6 mi
Hannaford0.7 mi
Walgreens1.2 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Sawyer Library0.2 mi
Nottage Library1.2 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Godfrey House Museum0.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Gracie Theatre0.3 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Bangor Public Schools, Glenburn Public Schools, Hermon Public Schools and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(16)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Abraham Lincoln SchoolBangor
Pre-K–3
184
Public
1.9 mi
Downeast SchoolBangor
Pre-K–3
288
Public
1.7 mi
Fourteenth Street SchoolBangor
Pre-K–3
153
Public
1.4 mi
Fruit Street SchoolBangor
Pre-K–3
310
Public
1.8 mi
Glenburn Elementary SchoolGlenburn
Pre-K–8
381
Public
6.9 mi
Patricia A Duran SchoolHermon
Pre-K–4
459
Public
5.0 mi
Veazie Community SchoolVeazie
Pre-K–8
167
Public
4.2 mi
Vine Street SchoolBangor
Pre-K–3
190
Public
2.0 mi
Fairmount SchoolBangor
4–5
259
Public
1.5 mi
Mary Snow SchoolBangor
4–5
266
Public
1.1 mi
Hermon Middle SchoolHermon
5–8
319
Public
5.7 mi
James F. Doughty SchoolBangor
6–8
346
Public
1.9 mi
William S. Cohen SchoolBangor
6–8
372
Public
2.0 mi
Bangor High SchoolBangor
9–12
1,068
Public
0.7 mi
Hermon High SchoolHermon
9–12
567
Public
5.3 mi
United Technologies Ctr-Region 4Bangor
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Career and Technical
2.5 mi
Private schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Bangor Montessori SchoolBangor
Pre-K–6
38
Nonsectarian
2.1 mi
Penobscot Christian SchoolBangor
Pre-K–12
182
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.6 mi
North Star ChristianHermon
K–8
17
Seventh-day Adventist
5.2 mi
Stillwater AcademyBangor
3–12
21
Nonsectarian
2.4 mi
John Bapst Memorial High SchoolBangor
9–12
506
Nonsectarian
1.7 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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