Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min4:47 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:04 am – 3:55 pm
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People92 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.147 householdsMedian home value $320,00077% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksBirch Harborbay · 1.1 miProspect Harborbay · 2.0 miSpruce Pointcape · under a mileProspect Pointcape · 1.2 miBuck Cove Mountainpeak · 1.3 miBirch Harbor Mountainpeak · 1.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPetit Manan National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 7,337 acresAcadia National Parknational park · 9.3 mi · 37,791 acresJoy Bay Water Access-Joy Baystate recreation area · 8.2 miPleasant Bay - Pigeon Hillstate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 100 acresLamoine Beachstate park · 13.8 miSunrise Trailstate recreation area · 12.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 19 Jan 198449 mi away, near Dennysville, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202334 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount Desert Island Hospital8.7 miPost officeBirch Harbor Post Office1.5 miTown hallGouldsboro Town Hall2.6 miPoliceGouldsboro Police Department2.6 miFire stationGouldsboro Fire Department Station 12.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of the Atlantic10.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB17 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM124 miUS highwayUS 17.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04613 ZIP area.
