Local servicesHospitalMid Coast Hospital7.1 miPost officeWoolwich Post Office3.5 miTown hallWoolich Municipal Building1.8 miPoliceBath Police Department3.9 miFire stationWoolwich Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolWoolwich Central School1.4 miCollegeSouthern Maine Community College - Midcoast Campus8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta State Airport AUG25 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM35 miInterstateI-2958.3 miUS highwayUS 12.4 miAmtrakBrunswick, ME BRK10 miRailBrunswick Amtrak StationAmtrak Downeaster10 miCoachBrunswick BrunswickFlixBus10 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 04579 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 29 min4:56 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min7:10 am – 4:04 pm
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People3,135 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.01,231 householdsMedian household income $103,482Median home value $249,50095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,533 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,461 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 12%, construction 12%Average commute 30 minutes87% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 11% 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, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, French or Haitian Creole 2%, Spanish 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 12°F47 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month October72 in of snow a year, on about 28 days3 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wiscasset Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Bath
Nearby landmarksNequasset Lakelake · under a mileOzone Mountainpeak · 1.5 miPleasant Pointcape · 5.5 miBack River Creekriver · 2.7 miBald Headcape · 4.8 miBrookings Baybay · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKennebec River Estuarystate conservation land · 2.6 miMerrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 72 acresKennebec Estuary - Chopps Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 71 acresBrookings Bay Intertidalstate conservation land · 2.9 miKennebec Estuary - Chopps Creekstate conservation land · 3.2 miFort Edgecombstate historic site · 6.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 29 May 198349 mi away, near Peru, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 7 Sep 200033 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSagadahoc County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025207 of 217 days measured9 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sagadahoc County monitors, ME
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBath Water Districtserves 9,205 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation89 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
