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Bethel, Maine
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 44°24′18″N 70°47′30″W / 44.40500°N 70.79167°W / 44.40500; -70.79167
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Oxford
Town	Bethel
Area
• Total	1.63 sq mi (4.22 km)
• Land	1.63 sq mi (4.22 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation	720 ft (220 m)
Population
• Total	658
• Density	404.18/sq mi (156.01/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	04217
Area code	207
FIPS code	23-04790
GNIS feature ID	2806281

Bethel is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is situated in the southwestern part of the town, south of the Androscoggin River. U.S. Route 2 passes through the northwestern side of the CDP, leading northeast 23 miles (37 km) to Rumford and west 22 miles (35 km) to Gorham, New Hampshire. Maine State Route 5 joins Route 2 in Bethel but runs south through the village center and continues southwest 36 miles (58 km) to Fryeburg. State Route 26 leads southeast from Bethel 24 miles (39 km) to South Paris.

Bethel was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
2. ^ "Bethel Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Oxford County, Maine, United States
County seat: Paris
Towns	Andover Bethel Brownfield Buckfield Byron Canton Denmark Dixfield Fryeburg Gilead Greenwood Hanover Hartford Hebron Hiram Lovell Mexico Newry Norway Otisfield Oxford Paris Peru Porter Roxbury Rumford Stoneham Stow Sumner Sweden Upton Waterford West Paris Woodstock
Plantations	Lincoln
Unorganized territories	Milton North Oxford South Oxford
CDPs	Bethel Dixfield Fryeburg Kezar Falls‡ Mexico Norway Oxford Rumford South Paris
Other villages	Center Lovell Dickvale East Andover East Dixfield‡ Magalloway North Waterford Rumford Center Waterford Flat West Bethel
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county
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