Welcome to Brewer ...

The city of Brewer is located in Penobscot County<1>.

The location of Brewer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brewer has a population of 8,996 people<3> (see below for details).

Brewer is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Brewer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brewer is within the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Brewer: 04412<5>

Websites for Brewer ...

Official Website: www.brewerme.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brewer had an population of 8,996 people. This is a decrease of 5.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brewer had a population of 9,482 people (or 6.16% of the total population of Penobscot County). This makes Brewer the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Brewer represents 0.71% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,482 people, the population of Brewer increased 5.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,987 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brewer.

Communities Also Named Brewer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Brewer - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brewer.

Communities near Brewer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brewer.

• Orono
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <6>
• Old Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <6>
• Hermon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <6>
• Bucksport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <6>
• Glenburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Winterport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
  • Winterport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <6>
• Levant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <6>
• Milford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <6>
• Carmel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <6>
• Corinth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brewer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brewer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brewer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewer. See our Newspapers Page for Brewer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewer ...

Looking for more information about Brewer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brewer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brewer.

Adding Brewer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brewer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brewer was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Brewer in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brewer: www.brewerme.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/