Maine · Census place 2382105

Westbrook, Maine

Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine with an estimated 21,386 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 8th largest of 23 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
21,386
#8 of 23 in Maine
Change since 2020
+4.7%
+951 people
Land area
17.2 sq mi
+ 0.17 sq mi water
Density
1,244 / sq mi
State median 548
Orange pin: Westbrook. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Augusta.

Westbrook population, 2020 to 2024

Westbrook added 951 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.7%. In the latest year it moved by +693. Among 20 Maine places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 2nd; the median place changed by +1.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Maine has 18,252 people, so Westbrook is 1.2 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 20,405. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Westbrook covers 17.19 square miles of land and 0.17 of water, for 1,244 people per square mile of land. The median Maine place of 5,000+ has 548, so Westbrook is denser than the typical town.

What county Westbrook is in

All of Westbrook's residents live in Cumberland County, which had 313,809 residents in 2024. Westbrook holds 6.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Westbrook

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Westbrook by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 04092. 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 Westbrook is

The Census internal point of Westbrook is at 43.707900, -70.352600. Augusta, the capital, is 50.2 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is South Portland, ME (26,994 people), 6.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Manchester, NH, 74.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.707900, -70.352600
DMS
43°42'28.44"N 70°21'9.36"W
UTM
19N 391025.4E 4840319.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
87MFPJ5W+5X

Daylight in Westbrook

At 43.71° N, Westbrook gets about 15 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Westbrook

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Maine, measured between internal points. The closest is South Portland, 6.2 miles away, with 26,994 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Westbrook, ME?

21,386 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 951 (4.7%) from 20,435 in July 2020.

What county is Westbrook in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Westbrook?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 04092.

How far is Westbrook from Augusta?

50.2 miles (80.7 km) in a straight line, heading NE from Westbrook.

What is the nearest larger city to Westbrook?

South Portland, ME, with 26,994 residents, 6.3 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.