Local servicesHospitalMount Desert Island Hospital20.3 miPost officeSwan's Island Post Office5.5 miTown hallSwan's Island Town Hall5.5 miPoliceSwans Island Police Department5.5 miFire stationFrenchboro Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryFrenchboro Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB23 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM102 miUS highwayUS 128 miTransit1 stop within a mileMaine State Ferry Service (MSFS)Sources: 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 04635 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min4:50 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:05 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People30 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 73.519 householdsMedian household income $42,250100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,250 a yearSource: 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, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Islandisland · under a mileYellow Headcape · 1.0 miLunt Harborbay · under a mileHouse Pointcape · under a mileMiddle Beachbeach · under a mileBig Beachbeach · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAcadia National Parknational park · 9.7 mi · 37,791 acresPlacentia Islandstate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 553 acresMill Pond Parkpark · 4.6 miPetit Manan National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.7 mi · 7,363 acresCarvers Islandstate park · 22.7 miLamoine State Parkstate park · 23.6 mi · 61 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 3 Oct 200620 mi away, near Bar Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202340 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 home74% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL0% 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
Elevation66 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
