Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min4:46 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:07 am – 3:54 pm
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People194 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.193 householdsMedian home value $200,000Median rent $1,375 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,605 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 27% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 5%, other languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 11°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month October74 in of snow a year, on about 26 days9 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Orono station, 24 mi away; rain from Mariaville 1.4 Ese; snow from Grand Lake Stream
Nearby landmarksEagle Lakelake · 2.1 miEagle Mountainpeak · under a mileJimmies Mountainpeak · 2.7 miAlligator Lakelake · 3.4 miWest Branch Narraguagus Riverriver · 5.6 miDollar Islandisland · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDuck Lake Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 4,105 acresSunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.0 mi · 11,615 acresAcadia National Parknational park · 42.6 mi · 37,791 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 19 Jan 198443 mi away, near Dennysville, 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL11% 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
Elevation1,044 ft318 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportBangor International Airport BGR33 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM139 miInterstateI-9524 miUS highwayUS 221 miCoachOrono UM UnionFlixBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04408 ZIP area.
