Portland ME MEPS
Portland, ME
The Portland Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station was activated on July 1, 1965. On January 1, 1982, the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station officially changed its name to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) to better reflect its parent command, the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM).
The MEPS was originally located on the scenic grounds of Fort Williams park, the home of the historic Portland Headlight, the most photographed lighthouse in the world. In 1970, the MEPS moved to the Portland Federal Building, where it was co-located with the Portland Post Office. It remained there until March 6, 1989, before occupying its current location at 510 Congress Street in downtown Portland.
Living Here
This station is in Cumberland County, in the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area.
People
city68,854
Live in the area
- Median age
- 37.8
- Median household income
- $79,540
- People per household
- 2.03
api.census.gov · Portland
Housing
city$489,600
Median home value
- Median rent, two bedroom
- $1,711 a month
api.census.gov · Portland
Work
county2.5%
Unemployment rate
- People in the labour force
- 180,896
- As of
- July 2026
data.bls.gov · Cumberland
Cost of living
metro102
Where the national average is 100
- Rents
- 105
- Goods
- 97
- Utilities
- 135
apps.bea.gov · Portland-South Portland, ME
Schools
county11.3:1
Students to each teacher
- Public schools
- 99
- School districts
- 26
- As of
- 2023
educationdata.urban.org · Cumberland
Climate
nearby79°F
Warmest month, average high
- Coldest month, average low
- 13°F
- Rain a year
- 47.3 in
- Snow a year
- 61.9 in
ncei.noaa.gov · PORTLAND JETPORT, ME US