Kennebunk, Maine

About Kennebunk

Set in the southwestern part of Maine, Kennebunk is a small unincorporated community.

Kennebunk holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.75 square miles.

📰 Kennebunk News Today

• Kennebunk police locate missing man WGME · Aug 15
• Kennebunk police searching for missing man last seen near Sumner Street newscentermaine.com · Aug 15
• York County Sheriff’s Office searches for missing 42-year-old woman WMTW · Aug 15
• Kennebunk police locate missing man fox23maine.com · Aug 15
• 4-year-old girl dies after she was pulled from hotel pool in Kennebunk, Maine NBC Boston · Jun 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kennebunk Unique

• The only place in America named Kennebunk — 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 southwestern 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 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kennebunk

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kennebunk

• Garden Street Bowl
• Maine Diner
• Mike’s Clam Shack — fish
• Billy’s Chowder House — seafood
• Bull N’ Claw
• Forbes Seafood — seafood
• Green Mountain Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Las Olas Taqueria — mexican
• Wells Beach Lobster Pound

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Brick Store Museum · Museum
• Seashore Trolley Museum · Museum
• Boardwalk Arcade · Arcade
• The Hagenarium · Museum
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kennebunk

• Abenaki Field · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hope Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kennebunk Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lafayette Park reviews ★
• Moulton Field · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mousam River Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Oxbow Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Parsons Field reviews ★
• Punky Swamp Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rogers Pond Park reviews ★
• Rotary Park reviews ★
• Saco Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Kennebunk

• Kennebunk Elementary School
• Kennebunk High School
• Middle School of the Kennebunks
• Sea Road School
• Wells Elementary School
• Wells High School
• Wells Junior High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kennebunk

🏘️ Nearby Communities