About Alfred
Alfred is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Maine.
Officially, Alfred is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.93 square miles.
📰 Alfred News Today
- Roads in Alfred closed as York County Sheriff's Office investigate serious crash newscentermaine.com · May 26
- Eleanor T. Knight Obituary | Autumn Green | Alfred, ME Tribute Archive · Aug 5
- Sanford man accused of threatening to bomb CMP office in Alfred WGME · Jun 14
- Maine primary election results: Races in York County WMTW · Jun 10
- Alfred Festival Days Maine Public · Jun 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Alfred Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Alfred
📍 Alfred Mills📍 Colonial Mobile Home Park📍 Emery Mills📍 Hazel Dell Apartments📍 North Alfred📍 South Hollis📍 Spang Mills📍 Wood's Edge Apartments
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Alfred
- Shaw's Ridge Farm BBQ Barn — barbecue
- Aroma Joe's — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Alfred Shaker Museum · Museum
- Alfred Village Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alfred
- Bunganut Town Park reviews ★
- Brother's Beach Town Park reviews ★
- Central Maine Power Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Harvest Circle Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Holdsworth Park reviews ★
- Morrow Environmental Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Mousam Way Trails · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ricker Field · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Shaker Woods Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sid Emery Demonstration Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sousa Family Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Springvale Recreation Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Alfred
- Alfred Elementary School
- Dayton Consolidated School
- Lyman Elementary School
- Massabesic High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.93 sq mi
Coordinates43.4786, -70.7271