Maine · Census place 2304860

Biddeford, Maine

Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine with an estimated 22,370 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 7th largest of 23 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
22,370
#7 of 23 in Maine
Change since 2020
-0.8%
-172 people
Land area
30.1 sq mi
+ 29.00 sq mi water
Density
743 / sq mi
State median 548
Orange pin: Biddeford. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Augusta.

Biddeford population, 2020 to 2024

Biddeford lost 172 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.8%. In the latest year it moved by -172. Among 20 Maine places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 19th; the median place changed by +1.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Maine has 18,252 people, so Biddeford is 1.2 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 22,549. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Biddeford covers 30.09 square miles of land and 29.00 of water, for 743 people per square mile of land. The median Maine place of 5,000+ has 548, so Biddeford is denser than the typical town.

What county Biddeford is in

All of Biddeford's residents live in York County, which had 220,143 residents in 2024. Biddeford holds 10.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Biddeford

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Biddeford by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 04005, 04006. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Biddeford is

The Census internal point of Biddeford is at 43.438700, -70.392900. Augusta, the capital, is 67.3 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is South Portland, ME (26,994 people), 14.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Manchester, NH, 61.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.438700, -70.392900
DMS
43°26'19.32"N 70°23'34.44"W
UTM
19N 387277.5E 4810475.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
87MFCJQ4+FR

Daylight in Biddeford

At 43.44° N, Biddeford gets about 15 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Biddeford

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Maine, measured between internal points. The closest is Saco, 6.3 miles away, with 21,064 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Biddeford, ME?

22,370 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 172 (0.8%) from 22,542 in July 2020.

What county is Biddeford in?

York County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Biddeford?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 04005, 04006.

How far is Biddeford from Augusta?

67.3 miles (108.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Biddeford.

What is the nearest larger city to Biddeford?

South Portland, ME, with 26,994 residents, 14.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.