Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min4:57 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:14 am – 4:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 9°F51 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month October108 in of snow a year, on about 44 days1 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartford station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBald Mountainpeak · 3.4 miBenson Hillpeak · under a milePleasant Pondlake · 2.7 miWorthley Pondlake · 5.2 miMount Zircon Springspring · 7.2 miMount Oxford Springspring · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLittle Concord Pondstate park · 3.8 miWhistlestop Rail Trail Jay to Farmingtonstate recreation area · 14.2 miWhite Mountain National Forestnational forest · 18.9 mi · 42,546 acresMount Bluestate park · 19.9 mi · 107 acresWhite Mountain Purchase Unitnational forest · 21.2 mi · 7,677 acresRange Pondsstate park · 25.8 mi · 608 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 29 May 19837 mi away, near Peru, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 17 Jan 200011 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCumberland County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025271 of 365 days measured89 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 136main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cumberland County monitors, ME
Drinking waterPortland Water District-greaterserves 135,068 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation600 ft183 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRumford Hospital10.8 miPost officeSumner Post Office3.1 miTown hallSumner Municipal Center3.1 miPoliceDixfield Police Department8.3 miFire stationSumner Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Maine Community College Paris13.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta State Airport AUG34 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM53 miInterstateI-9527 miUS highwayUS 28.1 miAmtrakFreeport, ME FRE42 miCoachLewiston Bates CollGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04053 ZIP area.
