Local servicesHospitalBlue Hill Memorial Hospital7.6 miPost officeBrooksville Post Office1.4 miTown hallBrooksville Town Hall1.1 miFire stationBrooksville Volunteer Fire Department Main Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB19 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM93 miInterstateI-39528 miUS highwayUS 111 miAmtrakBrunswick, ME BRK69 miCoachBangor Park & RideFlixBus30 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 04617 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min4:50 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:07 am – 3:58 pm
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People651 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.0323 householdsMedian household income $52,078Median home value $392,900Median rent $1,294 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,917 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 250 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 25%, education and health care 16%, hospitality, food and recreation 15%Average commute 21 minutes57% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F49 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month October72 in of snow a year, on about 20 days2 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Belfast station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsHolbrook Island Sanctuary State Parkstate park · 3.3 miFort Point State Park and Fort Pownalstate park · 8.3 mi · 147 acresMoose Point State Parkstate park · 11.6 mi · 147 acresMoose Pointstate park · 11.7 miAcadia National Parknational park · 17.5 mi · 37,791 acresSandy Point Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 564 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 26 Feb 199940 mi away, near China, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202322 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% 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
Elevation94 ft29 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
