York Harbor, Maine
CDP
About York Harbor
Set in the southwestern part of Maine, York Harbor is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, York Harbor is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.21 square miles.
📰 York Harbor News Today
- 'Raising The Sunken Schooner Victory Chimes From New York Harbor May Be too Expensive:' New York Post The Maine Wire · Aug 17
- York Harbor Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- Fireworks malfunction injures technician during York Beach display seacoastonline.com · Jul 6
- Malfunction during Maine fireworks display injures pyrotechnician WMTW · Jul 6
- Will historic sunken Maine schooner rise again from New York Harbor? Centralmaine.com · Jul 8
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes York Harbor Unique
- The only place in America named York Harbor — 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in York Harbor
📍 Beech Ridge📍 Cain Crest Trailer Park📍 Cider Hill📍 Scituate📍 Scotland📍 Seabury📍 South Side📍 York Corner📍 York Harbor📍 York Heights📍 York Village
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in York Harbor
- Dockside Restaurant — american
- The Central Restaurant & Bar
- The Sundrop American Restaurant & Bar — american
- The York River Landing — seafood
- Bagel Basket (café)
- Shearwater
- York House of Pizza — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Old Gaol Museum · Museum
- Sayward-Wheeler House Museum · Museum
- Elizabeth Perkins House Museum · Museum
- Emerson-Wilcox House Museum · Museum
- George Marshall Store Gallery · Art gallery
- John Hancock Warehouse · Museum
- Old Schoolhouse Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in York Harbor
- Fuller Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bog Road Fields and Benjamin Park Playground reviews ★
- Gilman Moulton Park reviews ★
- Goodrich Park reviews ★
- Hartley Mason Reservation reviews ★
- Highland Farm Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Kittery Water District Lands · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lafcadio's Woods Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- McIntire Highlands Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in York Harbor
- Coastal Ridge Elementary
- Village Elementary School-York
- York Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.21 sq mi
Coordinates43.1430, -70.6475