Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Readfield

A town of 2,651 people in Kennebec County, Maine
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Readfield

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Readfield.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Readfield

Explore places →

Outdoors in Readfield

Parks & trails →
Map of Readfield: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land8.5%1,668 of 19,680 acres
Trails16 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves19629 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

PostcardReadfieldMECirca1909c. 1909
From Readfield’s story

PostcardReadfieldMECirca1909, c. 1909

Postcard · Wikimedia Commons

3

Know Readfield

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Readfield

Town in Maine, United States
2,597Population
31 sq miArea
226 ftElevation

Readfield ( REED-field) is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,597 at the 2020 census. Readfield is home to the Kents Hill School, a preparatory school, Maranacook Community Schools, public schools for the district, a few summer camps, and the annual Readfield Heritage Days. A popular recreation spot in central Maine, the town contains nine lakes and ponds, including Maranacook Lake, and is part of the Winthrop Lakes Region. The town of Readfield was previously named Pond Town. Readfield is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code04355
Area code207
Living in Readfield

Housing in Readfield

$351K▲ 0.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Readfield home is worth about $351,000, up 0.8% in a year, 16% below the Maine typical home.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Schools in Readfield

All Readfield schools →
A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Readfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#20Best public schoolsof 133 in ME
DistrictRSU 38Schools4

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.

Famous people from Readfield

See all 5 →

How things work in Readfield

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Readfield

Maine · ME · Kennebec County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Readfield is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01