New Gloucester, Maine

New Gloucester, Maine
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Motto: 
"Home of the Shaker Community"[1]
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Coordinates: 43°57′27″N 70°17′42″W / 43.95750°N 70.29500°W / 43.95750; -70.29500
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyCumberland
Incorporated1774
VillagesNew Gloucester
Shaker Village
Upper Gloucester
Area
 • Total47.80 sq mi (123.80 km2)
 • Land47.12 sq mi (122.04 km2)
 • Water0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2)
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,676
 • Density120/sq mi (46.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04260
Area code207
FIPS code23-48820
GNIS feature ID0582619
Websitewww.newgloucester.com

New Gloucester is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. New Gloucester is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. It is home to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, the last active Shaker village in the U.S. The town's population was 5,676 at the 2020 census.[3]

New Gloucester is part of Maine's PortlandSouth PortlandBiddeford, metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "Town of New Gloucester, Maine". Town of New Gloucester, Maine. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer files was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: New Gloucester town, Cumberland County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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