In which Maine city was Stephen King born in 1947?

Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine, in 1947.

King was born Stephen Edwin King on September 21, 1947. Although Portland is his birthplace, his early life was not confined to one Maine city. After his father left the family, King and his older brother David moved with their mother among relatives in several states before the family eventually settled in Durham, Maine.

That Maine background became deeply important to King’s fiction. Many of his stories use invented Maine towns, including Castle Rock and Derry, whose landscapes and communities draw on the state’s small-town atmosphere. He later attended the University of Maine at Orono and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1970.

Bangor is another city strongly associated with King because he and his family lived there for years, and his distinctive home became a local landmark. That connection can cause quiz-takers to confuse Bangor with his birthplace. Portland is the canonical answer to the question asking where King was born.