Local servicesHospitalMount Desert Island Hospital12.3 miPost officeSeal Cove Post Office1.2 miTown hallTremont Town Office2.0 miPoliceSouthwest Harbor Police Department3.0 miFire stationTremont Volunteer Fire Department Seal Cove Station1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolTremont Consolidated School1.7 miCollegeCollege of the Atlantic12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB13 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM105 miInterstateI-39539 miUS highwayUS 118 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 04612 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min4:49 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min7:05 am – 3:57 pm
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People557 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.9268 householdsMedian household income $85,694Median home value $378,900Median rent $967 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,822 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 321 employedMain industries: professional and business services 24%, other services 23%, education and health care 14%Average commute 21 minutes58% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 37% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 30% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksBald Mountainpeak · 2.3 miBass Harborbay · 2.4 miSeal Covebay · 1.9 miMount Gilboapeak · under a mileClark Pointcape · under a mileNutter Pointcape · 1.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAcadia National Parknational park · 1.3 mi · 37,791 acresPlacentia Islandstate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 553 acresMill Pond Parkpark · 8.5 miIBP - Alley Islandstate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 116 acresLamoine State Parkstate park · 13.7 mi · 61 acresLamoine Beachstate park · 14.2 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 200614 mi away, near Bar Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202330 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 home82% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% 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 in the county
Elevation74 ft23 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
