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A town of 9,053 people in Cumberland County, Maine

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About Yarmouth

Town in Maine, United States

1636Established

8,990Population

22.9 sq miArea

43 ftElevation

Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Yarmouth is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. The town's population was 8,990 in the 2020 census. Yarmouth is 12 miles (19 km) north of the state's largest city, Portland, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area. The town's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, and its location on the banks of the Royal River (formerly Yarmouth River), which empties into Casco Bay less than 1 mile (1.6 km) away, means it is a prime location as a harbor. When originally settled as North Yarmouth in 1636, the town was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarn…

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#5Best schools in ME #6Most educated in ME #9Highest income in ME All ME rankings →

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ZIP code04096

Area code207

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#5Best public schoolsof 133 in ME

DistrictYarmouth SchoolsSchools5

Yarmouth Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–5 · 476 students William H Rowe SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 246 students Frank H Harrison Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 379 students Yarmouth High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 554 students NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY

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