Prairiespring Advances, a small-business funding service in Portland, Maine, takes requests from across Cumberland County and nearby York County, ME. This page links the South Portland, Saco and Brunswick pages and notes ZIP counts for Westbrook, Gorham and other towns.
Towns With Their Own Pages Near the Portland, ME Office
- South Portland, ME: about 2.8 miles south; ZIP 04106 counted 1,238 employer establishments in 2023, with retail the leading sector (ZBP 2023).
- Saco, ME: about 12.0 miles southwest, in York County, ME; ZIP 04072 counted 675, led by health care and social assistance (ZBP 2023).
- Brunswick, ME: about 22.7 miles northeast; ZIP 04011 counted 788, led by health care and social assistance (ZBP 2023).
Each distance is measured in a straight line from the Portland, ME office listing.
Every Cumberland County, ME Town Can Send a Request
Requests are welcome from every town in Cumberland County, ME. Westbrook's ZIP 04092 counted 691 employer establishments in 2023, and ZIP 04038, which includes Gorham, counted 474; Gorham covers about 15% of that ZIP's land, so the figure is a ZIP figure, not a town count (ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023). Falmouth, Yarmouth, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth owners can call or use the form the same way.
County-wide figures are on the Portland, ME city page.
Westbrook, ME and Gorham, ME Businesses in the ZIP Data
| ZIP (USPS name) | Employer establishments | Paid employees | Under five employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04092 (Westbrook) | 691 | 18,497 | 47.8% |
| 04038 (Gorham) | 474 | 5,100 | 60.5% |
Construction led ZIP 04038 with 98 employer establishments, and health care and social assistance led ZIP 04092 with 91 (ZBP 2023).
York County, ME and Other Requests From Beyond Cumberland County, ME
Owners in neighboring York County, ME, such as Saco and Biddeford, can send requests the same way. ZIP 04005, which includes Biddeford, counted 755 employer establishments in 2023 (ZBP 2023). York County towns are described with their own ZIP and Census figures only, never with Cumberland County counts.
Cumberland County, ME Business License: Where to Ask
Maine has no single county business license. Local licensing, where a business needs it, comes from the city or town where it operates, and the state handles entity registration and tax accounts. Ask the town office for the business's address which local licenses apply.
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