Welcome to Windham ...

Windham is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Windham has a population of 18,645 people<3> (see below for details).

Windham is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Windham is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Windham: 04062<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Windham had an population of 18,645 people. This is an increase of 9.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Windham had a population of 17,001 people (which is 6.04% of the total population of Cumberland County). This makes Windham the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Windham represents 1.28% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,001 people, the population of Windham increased 14.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,904 people).

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

Communities Also Named Windham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Windham - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and Vermont.

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

Communities near Windham ...

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

• Portland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
• South Portland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <6>
• Scarborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <6>
• Westbrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <6>
• Gorham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <6>
• Falmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <6>
• Standish
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <6>
• Cape Elizabeth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Elizabeth
  • Cape Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Elizabeth <6>
• Old Orchard Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Beach
  • Old Orchard Beach is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Orchard Beach <6>
• Freeport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <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 Windham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windham ...

Looking for more information about Windham? 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 Windham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Windham.

Adding Windham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windham 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 Windham was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

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