About Gorham
Gorham is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Maine.
Officially, Gorham is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.66 square miles.
📰 Gorham News Today
- Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in Gorham crash on County Road WGME · Aug 16
- Gorham residents protest at site of proposed Amazon distribution center newscentermaine.com · Aug 8
- Road reopens after gas leak closed South Street in Gorham, Maine WMTW · Jul 13
- These Gorham Restaurants Are Winning Over Maine Food Lovers WBLM · Jul 1
- Thomas B. Curtis Obituary (2026) - Gorham, ME - Dolby, Blais & Segee - Gorham Chapel Legacy obituary · Aug 12
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Gorham Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Gorham — but the Maine one has a character all its own.
- 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.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Gorham
📍 Babb Corner📍 Bar Mills📍 Emory Corner📍 Groveville📍 Mosher Corner📍 North Scarborough📍 Roberts Corner📍 South Buxton📍 South Gorham📍 The Hamlet📍 Tory Hill📍 West Gorham
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Gorham
- River Tap & Grill
- 390 Main Street — seafood
- Donut Hole — coffee shop (café)
- Gorham House of Pizza — pizza
- MK Kitchen
- Sebago Brewing Company
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Art Gallery · Art gallery
- Buxton-Hollis Historical Society · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gorham
- Frazier Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Little River Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Meadowland Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Nelson Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Baxter Memorial park reviews ★
- Carroll Park reviews ★
- Corthell Park reviews ★
- Deer Woods Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fort Hill Park reviews ★
- Grassy Commons reviews ★
- Heirloom Apple Orchard reviews ★
- Icarus Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Gorham
- Gorham High School
- Gorham Middle School
- Great Falls Elementary School
- Narragansett Elementary School
- Village Elementary School-Gorham
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area7.66 sq mi
Coordinates43.6932, -70.4350