Local servicesHospitalDown East Community Hospital22.3 miTown hallWesley Municipal Building4.9 miFire stationWesley Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB50 miUS highwayUS 117 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 04686 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min4:44 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:05 am – 3:52 pm
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People166 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.581 householdsMedian household income $48,750Median home value $101,800Median rent $850 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,017 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 11°F49 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month October74 in of snow a year, on about 26 days2 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wesley station, 3 mi away; snow from Grand Lake Stream
Nearby landmarksSouth Beaverdam Lakelake · under a milePossum Lakelake · 1.5 miGrey Mountainpeak · 1.9 miHarmon Mountainpeak · 2.8 miWest Arm Clifford Lakebay · 4.6 miStinking Jam Rapidsrapids · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRocky Lake Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 1,238 acresMoosehorn National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.1 mi · 29,257 acresGaddis Poolstate park · 23.2 miRoque Bluffs State Parkstate park · 27.6 mi · 145 acresCobscook Baystate park · 28.8 miSt Croix River Boat Accessstate park · 29.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 19 Jan 198419 mi away, near Dennysville, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202349 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington 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 2025333 of 364 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, ME
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription19% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCalais Water Deptserves 2,775 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation378 ft115 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
