Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 25 min5:01 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:11 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 13°F52 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month October49 in of snow a year, on about 19 days4 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kennebunkport station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksMouse Islandisland · 2.5 miUniversity of Maine at Augusta - Saco Centercollege · 2.0 miSaco River Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miFerry Beachbeach · 5.4 miJunkins Pointcape · 2.6 miGordon Pointcape · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDiamond Riverside Parkpark · 1.2 miMarblehead (Meetinghouse Eddy) Boat Launchstate park · 4.0 miClifford Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 53 acresFerry Beachstate park · 4.8 miFerry Beach State Parkstate park · 5.2 miSalmon Fallsstate park · 7.1 mi · 73 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 16 Oct 201211 mi away, near Hollis Center, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202530 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateYork County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025353 of 365 days measured9 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 34, worst day 169main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, York County monitors, ME
Drinking waterMaine Water Company Biddeford Saco Divserves 42,508 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation64 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford1.0 miPost officeBiddeford Post Office1.5 miTown hallBiddeford City Hall1.5 miPoliceBiddeford Police Department1.6 miFire stationBiddeford Fire Department Station 11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 otherHighBiddeford High Schoolunder a mileHighBiddeford Regional Center Technology Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint James School1.4 miCollegeUniversity of Maine at Augusta - Saco Center2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortland International Jetport PWM14 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 11.3 miAmtrakSaco, ME SAO1.9 miRailSaco Amtrak StationAmtrak Downeaster1.9 miCoachWells Sanford Road Greyhound13 miTransit12 stops within a mileBSOOB TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04007 ZIP area.
