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Cape Neddick is a census-designated place in the town of York in York County, Maine, with a population of 3,037 at the 2020 census.

The 2020 census counted 1,515 households in the CDP and 3,632 housing units, of which 58.3 percent were vacant, and the median age of residents was 58.6 years.

The CDP covers 3.97 square miles in total, of which 3.73 square miles is land, and it includes the whole physical peninsula of Cape Neddick plus the unincorporated community of York Beach.

Cape Neddick Light, also known as Nubble Lighthouse, is the community's most distinctive feature, with construction begun in 1876 at a cost of 15,000 dollars and the light first illuminated on July 1, 1879.

The lighthouse tower stands 41 feet tall, was originally painted red but has been white since 1902, and became automated in 1987.

Before 1655 the area was inhabited by John Gooch, Peter Weare, Edward Wanton, Sylvester Stover and Thomas Wheelwright and their families.

St. Peter's By-The-Sea Protestant Episcopal Church and Cape Neddick Light are the two National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape Neddick.

A photograph of Cape Neddick is included on the Voyager Golden Record, carried aboard the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft as an example of the diversity of life and culture on Earth.

Cape Neddick is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its northern limit is Cape Neddick Harbor, its western limit is Route 1, and its southern boundary is the border with York Harbor.

The CDP is served by ZIP code 03902 for Cape Neddick, 03910 for York Beach and 03909 for York.