Official Name: | Bethel, Maine |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Maine#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bethel |
Coordinates: | 44.405°N -70.7917°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oxford |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Bethel |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.63 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.63 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.22 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.22 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 156.01 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 720 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 04217 |
Area Code: | 207 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 23-04790 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806281 |
Population Total: | 658 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 404.18 |
Bethel is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is situated in the southwestern part of the town, south of the Androscoggin River. U.S. Route 2 passes through the northwestern side of the CDP, leading northeast to Rumford and west to Gorham, New Hampshire. Maine State Route 5 joins Route 2 in Bethel but runs south through the village center and continues southwest to Fryeburg. State Route 26 leads southeast from Bethel to South Paris.
Bethel was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.