Local servicesHospitalBlue Hill Memorial Hospital9.7 miPost officeBrooklin Post Office1.9 miTown hallBrooklin Town Hall1.7 miPoliceSwans Island Police Department9.3 miFire stationBrooklin Volunteer Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB15 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM98 miInterstateI-39535 miUS highwayUS 118 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04616 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04616 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min4:50 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:06 am – 3:57 pm
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People817 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.7374 householdsMedian household income $66,250Median home value $314,100Median rent $1,281 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,490 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 429 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, professional and business services 21%, construction 10%Average commute 22 minutes66% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Spanish 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: 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 November72 in of snow a year, on about 20 days3 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Acadia Np station, 15 mi away; snow from Belfast
Nearby landmarksFlye Pointcape · under a mileBlack Pointcape · under a mileHerrick Baybay · 1.1 miBlack Covebay · under a mileGander Islandisland · 1.8 miLong Islandisland · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAcadia National Parknational park · 8.0 mi · 37,791 acresPlacentia Islandstate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 553 acresHolbrook Island Sanctuary State Parkstate park · 13.2 miIBP - Alley Islandstate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 116 acresLamoine State Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 61 acresLamoine Beachstate park · 17.5 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 3.7 on 3 Oct 200620 mi away, near Bar Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202327 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% 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
Elevation25 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
