North Anson, Maine

About North Anson

North Anson, ME is a small unincorporated community located in central Maine.

North Anson holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.11 square miles.

📰 North Anson News Today

• Obituary: Daniel M. Brown centralmaine.com · Apr 10
• North Anson, Maine 04958 · as of 5:00 PM PDT The Weather Channel · Mar 26
• Robert Hines Obituary (2025) - North Anson, ME - Giberson Funeral Home - Madison Legacy obituary · Dec 30
• Two Drug Busts in Somerset County, Maine Net Cocaine, Fentanyl, 2 Arrests Q106.5 · Feb 20
• Carrabec (North Anson, ME) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, and more MaxPreps · Feb 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes North Anson Unique

• The only place in America named North Anson — 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.
• Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in North Anson

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock) · Attraction
• North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon · Attraction
• clay slides · Attraction
• rope swing · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in North Anson

• Embden Pond Boat Access reviews ★
• Fahi Pond Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Indian & Fowl Meadow Islands · Nature reserve reviews ★
• New Portland Lions Fair reviews ★
• Parkman Hill Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Thompson / Dinsmore Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Thompson/Dinsmore Islands · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in North Anson

• Carrabec Community School
• Carrabec High School
• Solon Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of North Anson

🏘️ Nearby Communities