Local servicesHospitalBlue Hill Memorial Hospital12.4 miPost officeSeal Cove Post Office3.0 miTown hallBrooklin Town Hall5.5 miPoliceSouthwest Harbor Police Department6.7 miFire stationTremont Volunteer Fire Department Seal Cove Station3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB14 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM101 miInterstateI-39538 miUS highwayUS 119 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04674 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04674 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min4:50 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min7:06 am – 3:57 pm
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People279 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.6110 householdsMedian household income $77,917Median home value $306,300Median rent $1,240 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,159 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 167 employedMain industries: retail 23%, farming, forestry and mining 19%, education and health care 18%Average commute 19 minutes89% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% 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, 13 mi away; snow from Belfast
Nearby landmarksSeal Covebay · 2.9 miBar Islandisland · under a mileBald Mountainpeak · 4.5 miBillings Hillpeak · 3.9 miTrumpet Islandisland · 1.2 miDodge Pointcape · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAcadia National Parknational park · 4.7 mi · 37,791 acresPlacentia Islandstate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 553 acresMill Pond Parkpark · 7.7 miIBP - Alley Islandstate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 116 acresLamoine State Parkstate park · 15.5 mi · 61 acresLamoine Beachstate park · 16.2 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 200617 mi away, near Bar Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202329 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 subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL14% 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
Elevation18 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
