Welcome to Paris ...

Paris is located in Oxford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Paris has a population of 5,146 people<3> (see below for details).

Paris is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Paris: (207)

The ZIP code for Paris: 04271<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paris had an population of 5,146 people. This is a decrease of 0.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Paris had a population of 5,183 people (which is 8.96% of the total population of Oxford County). This makes Paris the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Paris represents 0.39% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,183 people, the population of Paris increased 8.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,793 people).

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

Communities Also Named Paris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Paris - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Yukon.

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

Communities near Paris ...

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

• Lewiston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <6>
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
• Turner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <6>
• Poland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <6>
• Bridgton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
  • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <6>
• Greene
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <6>
• Oxford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• Casco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  • Casco is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <6>
• Mechanic Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Falls
  • Mechanic Falls is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanic Falls <6>
• Harrison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <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 Paris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paris.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paris. 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 Paris.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paris ...

Looking for more information about Paris? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Paris, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paris.

Adding Paris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paris 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 Paris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Paris post office opened in 1800.

We also found Paris in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

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