Phippsburg is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Kennebec River. The population was 2,155 at the 2020 census. It is within the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. A tourist destination, Phippsburg is home to Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area, Fort Popham State Historic Site; it is also home to Fort Baldwin which overlooks Fort Popham, and Popham Beach State Park, as well as Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge. The town includes part of Winnegance.

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Town numbers

ZIP code04562

Area code207

Living in Phippsburg

Housing in Phippsburg

$476K▼ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Phippsburg home is worth about $476,000, down 1.6% in a year, 14% above the Maine typical home.

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Safety in Phippsburg

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Phippsburg's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Phippsburg 0

Maine 1

U.S. 3.6

Property crime per 1,000

Phippsburg 0.5

Maine 11.6

U.S. 17.7

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Schools in Phippsburg

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School Grade C

The public schools Phippsburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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Phippsburg Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 98 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.

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