South Berwick, Maine

About South Berwick

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

South Berwick holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.74 square miles.

📰 South Berwick News Today

• Police unable to locate man who fled from traffic stop in South Berwick newscentermaine.com · Jul 7
• This South Berwick Eatery Is a Blast From the Past Down East Magazine · Jun 22
• South Berwick Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Obituary for Linda Jean (Monroe) Hussey johnsonfuneralhomeme.com · Mar 3
• Maine man accused of threatening person with knife before fleeing into woods WGME · Apr 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes South Berwick Unique

• The only place in America named South Berwick — 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 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in South Berwick

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in South Berwick

• Aubrey's Coffeehouse (café)
• Early Bird Cafe — bagel (café)
• engrain

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Hamilton House · Museum
• Spring Hill · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in South Berwick

• Vaughan Woods State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bicentennial Park reviews ★
• Counting House Park reviews ★
• Desrochers Memorial Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Eliot Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Franklin-McElheny Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Gold Star Park reviews ★
• Kittery Water District Lands · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Morton Park reviews ★
• Mount Agamenticus Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rocky Hills Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rollinsford Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in South Berwick

• Central School
• Marshwood Great Works School
• Marshwood High School
• Rollinsford Grade School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of South Berwick

🏘️ Nearby Communities