Ellsworth, Maine

About Ellsworth

Ellsworth is a close-knit town in eastern Maine counting 8,822 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Ellsworth is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 79.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 111 residents per square mile.

📰 Ellsworth News Today

• Sinkhole closes portion of lane on High Street in Ellsworth newscentermaine.com · Aug 17
• Maine Outdoor Film Festival: Select Tour coming to Ellsworth, Winter Harbor ellsworthamerican.com · Aug 18
• Sinkhole causes partial lane closure in Ellsworth WABI · Aug 17
• Graham Platner accusers call for Labor Day event organizers to rescind his invitation WMTW · Aug 14
• Graham Platner will headline Ellsworth Labor Day rally bangordailynews.com · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ellsworth Unique

• A top-25 city in Maine by population (#13 of 23 incorporated places).
• One of 8 places in the US named Ellsworth — but the Maine one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 8,822.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Ellsworth

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ellsworth

• 86 This — sandwich
• Airline Brewing Company — brewpub
• Casa Jalisco — mexican
• Crazy Sumo — asian
• Flexit Cafe (café)
• Martha's Diner — diner
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Provender — american
• Siam Sky 2 — thai
• The Riverside Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Colonel Black Mansion Museum · Museum
• Telephone Museum · Museum
• Wild Acadia · Theme park
• Ellsworth Historical Society · Museum
• Rec Hall/Arcade · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ellsworth

• Bangor Water Supply Lands · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Birdsacre Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Branch Lake Public Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Branch Lake State Park reviews ★
• Courthouse Gallery Art Park reviews ★
• Donald Little Park reviews ★
• Egypt Bay Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ellsworth Harbor Park and Marina reviews ★
• Ellsworth Sports Complex reviews ★
• Franklin Memorial Park reviews ★
• Frenchman Bay Community Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Graham Lake - Fletchers Landing Boat Access reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ellsworth

• Beech Hill School
• Cave Hill Sch
• Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School
• Ellsworth High School
• Hancock County Technical Center
• Surry Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ellsworth

🏘️ Nearby Communities