Spruce Head, Maine

Spruce Head is an unincorporated village in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the Penobscot Bay and Maine State Route 73 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Rockland. Spruce Head has a post office with ZIP code 04859, which opened on March 4, 1880.[2][3] Spruce Head was the boyhood home of poet and Connecticut Governor Wilbert Snow, who was born on Whitehead Island and is buried in the Ocean View Cemetery at Spruce Head.

Spruce Head, Maine
Village
Spruce Head is located in Maine
Spruce Head
Spruce Head
Coordinates: 44°00′41″N 69°07′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyKnox
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04859
Area code207
GNIS feature ID576134[1]

The village of Spruce Head lies partly in the township of South Thomaston and partly in the township of St. George and is connected by a bridge to Sprucehead Island, which is entirely within the borders of South Thomaston. The village centers on the post office, Spruce Head Community Church, and the Spruce Head Community Hall (founded 1922). The island is home to an active lobster fishing fleet and several lobster wholesalers. An additional hamlet considered part of Spruce Head is found along Clark Island Road on the western shore of Wheeler Bay and lies within the township of St. George. It affords access to the Clark Island Preserve, a part of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

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