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A town of 1,746 people in Oxford County, Maine
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Map of Porter: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.4%286 of 20,899 acres
Trails33 mi1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves11164 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Porter Meeting House, Mill Brook
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Porter Meeting House, Mill Brook

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About Porter

Town in Maine, United States
1807Established
1,600Population
32.9 sq miArea
466 ftElevation

Porter is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is included in the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. Porter includes Porter village and part of Kezar Falls. The population was 1,600 at the 2020 census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code04068
Area code207
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Housing in Porter

$293K▲ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Porter home is worth about $293,000, up 1% in a year, 29% below the Maine typical home.

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Health in Porter

C

Health Grade C

Healthier than 30% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 47% of towns with similar incomes.

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12worse than ME

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

The Memorial HospitalNorth Conway · 18 mi · ER · rural critical access
Sacopee Valley Health CenterPorter · 3.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · Porter
DentalShortage · Porter
Mental healthNo shortage
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Maine · ME · Oxford County
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