Howland, Maine

About Howland

Set in the northeastern part of Maine, Howland is a small unincorporated community.

Howland holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.46 square miles.

📰 Howland News Today

• Penobscot Valley High School (Howland, ME) Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 7
• Howland man killed in I-95 crash WMTW · Jul 19
• Family says nursing home resident was without A/C in his unit during heat wave newscentermaine.com · Jul 9
• Howland man pleads guilty to felon in possession of firearm charge WABI · Jul 21
• Maine State Police arrest Howland man on sex crime charges WGME · Feb 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Howland Unique

• The only place in America named Howland — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 21 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Howland

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Howland

• 95 Market and Diner

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Howland

• Cold Stream/Ayers Brook Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cole Athletic Field reviews ★
• Howland Recreational Fields reviews ★
• Howland Research Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• James Blanch Community Playground reviews ★
• Laing Park reviews ★
• Morgan's Beach reviews ★
• Old Tannery Park reviews ★
• Pond Farm Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Seboeis Plantation Public Reserved Land · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Howland

• Enfield Station Elementary School
• Helen S Dunn Elementary School
• Hichborn Middle School
• Penobscot Valley High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Howland

🏘️ Nearby Communities