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Machias

A town of 2,020 people in Washington County, Maine
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Town in Maine, United States
2,060Population
14.8 sq miArea
82 ftElevation

Machias (, mə-CHY-əss) is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. It is home to the University of Maine at Machias and Machias Valley Airport, a small public airport owned by the town. The word Machias roughly translates in Passamaquoddy as "bad little falls", a reference to the Machias River. Machias was the site of the first naval battle of the American Revolution.

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ZIP code04654
Area code207
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Maine · ME · Washington County
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