Official Name: | Alfred, Maine |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Maine#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Alfred |
Coordinates: | 43.4767°N -70.7169°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | York |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Alfred |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.96 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.93 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.25 |
Area Land Km2: | 10.19 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 85.81 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 266 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 04002 |
Area Code: | 207 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 23-00695 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2747297 |
Population Total: | 874 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 222.22 |
Alfred is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Alfred, York County, Maine, United States. It is in central York County and the center of the town of Alfred, 4miles northeast of Sanford and west of Biddeford. U.S. Route 202 passes through the village, leading northeast to Gorham and southwest through Sanford to Rochester, New Hampshire. Maine State Route 4 leads south to North Berwick and leads north out of town with US 202. State Route 111 leads east from Alfred to Biddeford.
The Middle Branch Mousam River flows through the western and southern parts of the CDP, and the Littlefield River, a tributary of the Middle Branch, forms the eastern edge. The Mousam River flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Kennebunk Beach, Maine.
Alfred was first listed as a CDP in 2013.