Local servicesHospitalMount Desert Island Hospital3.2 miPost officeHulls Cove Post Office1.2 miTown hallBar Harbor Municipal Building2.7 miPoliceBar Harbor Police Department2.9 miFire stationBar Harbor Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of the Atlantic1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB6.0 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM114 miInterstateI-39534 miUS highwayUS 18.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04609 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min4:48 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:05 am – 3:56 pm
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People5,198 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.42,416 householdsMedian household income $74,408Median home value $451,800Median rent $1,190 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,018 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 2,888 employedMain industries: professional and business services 26%, education and health care 21%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 18 minutes62% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 12% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages58% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 15°F56 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month November3 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Acadia Np station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksEagle Lakelake · 2.4 miHulls Covebay · 1.5 miYoungs Mountainpeak · under a mileBar Harborbay · 3.5 miCollege of the Atlanticcollege · 1.7 miLake Woodlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAcadia National Parknational park · 1.8 mi · 37,791 acresLamoine Beachstate park · 4.0 miLamoine State Parkstate park · 4.1 mi · 61 acresIBP - Alley Islandstate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 116 acresPetit Manan National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.4 mi · 7,363 acresSunrise Trailstate recreation area · 12.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 3 Oct 20066 mi away, near Bar Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202324 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHancock County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025332 of 365 days measured29 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 133main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hancock County monitors, ME
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Bar Harbor- Water Divisionserves 4,443 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation284 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
