Origin county · Maine · 2026
Moving from Aroostook County, ME
Presque Isle and the rest of Aroostook County sits in Maine's Northeast — about 67,351 residents in smaller country. This is the outbound picture: corridors, mileage, delivery windows, and engine-derived cost bands.
Residents
67,351
Cities & towns
2
Borders
Interior
Aroostook County is a lightly served origin market where lead time matters more, with roughly 67,351 residents concentrated around Presque Isle across 2 places the Census records here.
Outbound moves from New England run two ways: short interstate hops across state lines that are an hour apart, and long southbound hauls to the Carolinas, Florida and Texas. The first behaves like a local move with federal paperwork; the second is a full van-line shipment.
What shapes an outbound move from Aroostook County
Aroostook County's population has held roughly flat since 2020, so inbound and outbound moves are broadly in balance. That is the easiest condition to book in: crews are not saturated by one direction, and off-peak dates are widely available.
The largest county bordering Aroostook County is Penobscot County, with 155,312 residents, larger than this one, so agents based there often cover both. That move stays inside Maine and is intrastate.
Aroostook County is an interior Maine county, bordered by Penobscot County, Somerset County, Washington County, and Piscataquis County — all inside Maine. Every one of those moves is intrastate and governed by Maine law; only a shipment that leaves the state crosses into federal territory, which is the line this site is built around.
Aroostook County is the 6th-largest of Maine's 16 counties, with about 5% of the state's residents. Outbound loads from counties this size are usually picked up by a carrier routed through the area, so a flexible load date is worth more here than it is in the state's biggest metro.
How far Aroostook County is from where people move
Measured from Maine's population-weighted centre — this site holds metro coordinates only for its corridor cities, so treat these as corridor-scale rather than door-to-door figures. Delivery windows and cost bands are computed from that mileage by the same engine that prices every route page here.
| Destination | Miles | Drive | Delivery window | 2-bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,024 | 19 hr | 3–7 days | $2,775–$5,600 |
| Georgia | 1,374 | 25 hr 30 min | 3–7 days | $3,250–$6,575 |
| Florida | 1,612 | 30 hr | 4–8 days | $3,525–$7,125 |
| Texas | 2,212 | 41 hr | 5–10 days | $4,075–$8,250 |
| Colorado | 2,233 | 41 hr 30 min | 5–10 days | $4,100–$8,275 |
| Idaho | 2,588 | 48 hr | 5–10 days | $4,425–$8,950 |
| Arizona | 2,773 | 51 hr 30 min | 6–12 days | $4,600–$9,300 |
| Washington | 2,836 | 52 hr 30 min | 6–12 days | $4,650–$9,400 |
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Cost by home size from Aroostook County
Anchored to 2,233 miles, the median distance from here to the destination states above. From a lean full-service quote to a premium, packing-heavy one.
| Home size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,100 | $3,163 | $4,225 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,750 | $4,150 | $5,550 |
| 2 bedrooms | $4,100 | $6,188 | $8,275 |
| 3 bedrooms | $6,000 | $9,100 | $12,200 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $8,600 | $13,000 | $17,400 |
Licensing
When a Aroostook County move becomes interstate
A move that starts and ends inside Maine is an intrastate move, governed by Maine law rather than by the FMCSA. Different licence, different complaint process, and usually different pricing — intrastate work is commonly billed hourly while interstate work is billed on weight and distance. Verify a mover's state authority with the Maine agency that oversees motor carriers before you book, and do not assume a USDOT number alone covers an in-state move.
The moment your shipment crosses the Maine state line it is an interstate move under federal law. The carrier must hold active FMCSA operating authority — a USDOT number plus household-goods authority — must give you the federal "Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move" booklet, and must price the move against a published tariff rather than an hourly rate. You can check any USDOT number yourself on the FMCSA SAFER system before you sign anything.
General information, not legal advice. See your rights on an FMCSA interstate move and how to avoid broker scams.
Cities and towns in Aroostook County
2 places the Census records here, largest first.
Neighbouring counties
Counties bordering Aroostook County. Ones marked with a state code outside ME are across the state line, so a move in that direction is interstate.
Moving from Aroostook County: common questions
North Carolina is roughly 1,024 miles and delivers in a 3–7-day window, Georgia is roughly 1,374 miles and delivers in a 3–7-day window, and Florida is roughly 1,612 miles and delivers in a 4–8-day window. Those are measured from Maine's population-weighted centre because Aroostook County has no metro in this site's coordinate set, so treat them as corridor-scale rather than door-to-door.
Population figures and the 2020-to-current change are US Census estimates. Distances are geometric road estimates from this site's documented model, not routed door-to-door mileage. Cost ranges are informational estimates from the published rate model — not quotes or binding estimates. See every county on the Maine origin hub.