About Hampden
Hampden, ME is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Maine.
Hampden holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 10.96 square miles.
📰 Hampden News Today
- Tractor-trailer crash in Hampden delays I-95 traffic newscentermaine.com · Aug 18
- Tractor-Trailer Crash on I-95 in Hampden, Maine is Slowing Traffic Q106.5 · Aug 18
- Drivers can expect overnight lane reductions in Hampden and Plymouth WABI · Aug 11
- Hampden Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- MaineDOT to Temporarily Close Route 202 Ramp in Bangor/Hampden | Maine Department of Transportation Maine.gov · Apr 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hampden Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Hampden
📍 Arey📍 Cold Brook📍 East Hampden📍 East Orrington📍 Fowler Landing📍 Goodale Corner📍 Hampden Center📍 Hampden Highlands📍 Hampden Station📍 Hardy Hill📍 Hermon Center📍 Hermon Pond📍 North Newburgh📍 North Orrington📍 Northern Maine Junction📍 Orrington Center📍 West Hampden
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Hampden
- Fresh Ginger Fusion
- JC's Variety — american
- Kimberly's at the Marina — seafood
- Pizza Gourmet — pizza
- Angelo's Pizzeria — pizza
- C&K Variety
- Chase's Family Restaurant
- Dysart's Restaurant & Truck Stop
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cole Land Transportation Museum · Museum
- The Sports Arena · Arcade
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hampden
- Dorothea Dix Park reviews ★
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · Garden reviews ★
- Hermon Pond State Park Property reviews ★
- Lura Hoit Memorial Park reviews ★
- Orrington Picnic Park reviews ★
- Paper Mill Recreation Area reviews ★
- Skeehan Recreation Center reviews ★
- Turtle Head Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Hampden
- Caravel Middle School
- Center Drive School
- Earl C McGraw School
- George B Weatherbee School
- Hampden Academy
- Hermon High School
- Hermon Middle School
- Newburgh Elementary School
- Reeds Brook Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area10.96 sq mi
Coordinates44.7476, -68.8399