Athens, Maine

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Bangor. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the east of Athens and has a population of 31,473 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Augusta. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the south of Athens and has a population of 18,560 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belfast	SE	46 mi [74 km]	6,721	5.33% increase
	Brewer	E	46 mi [74 km]	9,035	0.53% increase
	Bucksport	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	4,893	0.31% decrease
	Fairfield	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	6,703	1.98% increase
	Farmington	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	7,545	1.82% increase
	Gardiner	S	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,100	1.58% decrease
	Hampden	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,914	9.28% increase
	Jay	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	4,772	4.27% decrease
	Madison	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	4,570	1.04% increase
	Oakland	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	6,184	3.78% increase
	Orono	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	9,670	6.12% increase
	Skowhegan	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	8,679	1.64% decrease
	Waterville	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	16,016	2.63% increase
	Winslow	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	7,845	1.32% increase
	Winthrop	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	6,429	3.16% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anson	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Athens	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	835	1.42% decrease
	Bingham	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	971	1.82% decrease
	Bingham	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Brighton Plantation	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	85	1.16% decrease
	Cambridge	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	526	6.91% increase
	Canaan	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,992	1.24% decrease
	Cornville	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,340	10.93% increase
	Embden	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,000	13.51% increase
	Harmony	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	943	1.15% decrease
	Hartland	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,892	4.19% increase
	Hartland	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Skowhegan	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Solon	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	999	6.28% increase
	Wellington	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	250	3.1% decrease

Somerset County

Athens is located in Somerset County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somerset: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Waldo.

Below are counties that are near Athens (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Athens:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Athens
	Androscoggin County	SW	Livermore Falls	39 miles [62 km]
	Franklin County	SW	West Mills	20 miles [32 km]
	Kennebec County	S	Decker Corner	16 miles [25 km]
	Penobscot County	E	Moody	18 miles [28 km]
	Piscataquis County	N	Hutchins Corner	8 miles [12 km]
	Waldo County	SE	Burnham	19 miles [30 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Maine<3>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Athens. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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