Phippsburg is a
town in
Sagadahoc County,
Maine,
United States, on the west side of the mouth of the
Kennebec River. The population was 2,216 at the
2010 census. It is within the
Portland–
South Portland–
Biddeford, Maine,
metropolitan statistical area. A tourist destination, Phippsburg is home to
Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area,
Fort Popham State Historic Site; it is also home to
Fort Baldwin which overlooks Fort Popham, and Popham Beach State Park, as well as
Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge. The town includes part of
Winnegance.