Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,091
| This zip code: | $46,091 | | Maine: | $45,888 |
Nearest zip codes: 04672, 04660, 04675, 04662, 04677, 04640.
Housing units in zip code 04609 with a mortgage: 634 (51 second mortgage, 145 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 384
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,526
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $455
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.1% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04609: Bar Harbor Campground (A), Hamilton Station (B), Spruce Valley Campground (C), Oceanarium Bar Harbor (D), Woodland Park Campground (E), Schooner Head Overlook (F), Fabbri Picnic Area (G), Mount Desert Island Camping Resort (H), Mount Desert Island Laboratory (I), Robert Abbe Museum of Stone Age Antiquities Library (J), Abbe Museum (K), Acadia National Park Headquarters (L), Acadia National Park Nature Center (M), Acadia National Park Visitors Center (N), Blair Dining Hall (O), Jesup Memorial Library (P), Thorndike Library (Q), College of the Atlantic Natural History Museum (R), Town Hill Fire Department (S), Joan Staats Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04609 include: Fountain of Life Foursquare Church (A), Church of Our Father Episcopal Church (B), Federated Church (C), Town Hill Federated Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Higgins Cemetery (1), Paine Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3), Mountain View Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Kief Pond (A), French Hill Pond (B), Eagle Lake (C), Aunt Betty Pond (D), Beaver Dam Pond (E), Beaver Ponds (F), Bowl, The (G), Breakneck Ponds (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Old Mill Brook (A), Chasm Brook (B), Canon Brook (C), Prays Brook (D), Bubble Brook (E), Breakneck Brook (F), Richardson Brook (G), Bear Brook (H), Aunt Betseys Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 04609 include: Blagden Preserve (1), Gardens of Acadia (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Sand Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Post offices: Hulls Cove Post Office (A), Bar Harbor Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 153
- 1995 to 1998: 201
- 1990 to 1994: 254
- 1980 to 1989: 399
- 1970 to 1979: 338
- 1960 to 1969: 150
- 1950 to 1959: 173
- 1940 to 1949: 191
- 1939 or earlier: 884
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bar Harbor, ME (04609): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 70
- 2 bedrooms: 295
- 3 bedrooms: 587
- 4 bedrooms: 251
- 5 or more bedrooms: 100
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 21
- 1 bedrooms: 354
- 2 bedrooms: 255
- 3 bedrooms: 140
- 4 bedrooms: 26
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 04609 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 55
- 1 vehicle: 371
- 2 vehicles: 663
- 3 vehicles: 146
- 4 vehicles: 54
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 179
- 1 vehicle: 406
- 2 vehicles: 188
- 3 vehicles: 28
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 04609:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 4
- $25,000 to $29,999: 4
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $35,000 to $39,999: 2
- $60,000 to $69,999: 7
- $70,000 to $79,999: 7
- $90,000 to $99,999: 3
- $100,000 to $124,999: 14
- $125,000 to $149,999: 25
- $150,000 to $174,999: 93
- $175,000 to $199,999: 151
- $200,000 to $249,999: 242
- $250,000 to $299,999: 208
- $300,000 to $399,999: 228
- $400,000 to $499,999: 110
- $500,000 to $749,999: 138
- $750,000 to $999,999: 32
- $1,000,000 or more: 73
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 04609:
- Less than $100: 25
- $100 to $149: 7
- $150 to $199: 30
- $200 to $249: 24
- $250 to $299: 13
- $300 to $349: 22
- $350 to $399: 22
- $400 to $449: 82
- $450 to $499: 27
- $500 to $549: 72
- $550 to $599: 87
- $600 to $649: 71
- $650 to $699: 25
- $700 to $749: 44
- $750 to $799: 19
- $800 to $899: 16
- $900 to $999: 50
- $1,000 to $1,249: 34
- $1,250 to $1,499: 67
- No cash rent: 51
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $88,653.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $267,639
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $303,287
- Asian householders: $177,306
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $158,642
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $275,340 (it was $146,400 in 2000)
| 04609: | $275,340 | | Maine: | $176,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $156,244 - $404,186
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $400,762| Here: | $400,762 | | State: | $240,738 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $260,322| Here: | $260,322 | | State: | $259,290 |
In 2-unit structures: $245,144| Here: | $245,144 | | State: | $237,097 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $218,630| Here: | $218,630 | | State: | $258,838 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $522,516| Here: | $522,516 | | State: | $254,084 |
Mobile homes: $141,447| Here: | $141,447 | | State: | $42,332 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,889
- One, attached: 62
- Two: 221
- 3 or 4: 184
- 5 to 9: 98
- 10 to 19: 27
- 20 to 49: 44
- 50 or more: 116
- Mobile homes: 102

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,519 (65%)
- Carpooled: 227 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 23 (1%)
- Bicycle: 34 (1%)
- Walked: 370 (16%)
- Other means: 6 (0%)
- Worked at home: 154 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 302
- 5 to 9 minutes: 566
- 10 to 14 minutes: 393
- 15 to 19 minutes: 404
- 20 to 24 minutes: 276
- 25 to 29 minutes: 57
- 30 to 34 minutes: 61
- 35 to 39 minutes: 38
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 25
- 60 to 89 minutes: 60
- 90 or more minutes: 6
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,568
- In family households: 3,260 (872 male householders, 264 female householders)
965 spouses, 993 children (926 natural, 26 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 9 other relatives, 105 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,308 (385 male householders (282 living alone)), 588 female householders (450 living alone)), 335 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 195 (88 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 561 2-persons, 275 3-persons, 216 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 22 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 732 1-person, 192 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 9 6-persons.
678 married couples with children.
208 single-parent households (58 men, 150 women).
95.2% of residents of 04609 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% very well, 16% well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 15% well, 9% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 38% well, 19% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
Foreign born population: 160 (3.4%)
(35.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (29%)
- Russia (12%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- Other Northern Europe (11%)
- Hungary (6%)
- Other Western Europe (6%)
- Israel (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 59
- 1990 to 1994: 20
- 1985 to 1989: 23
- 1980 to 1984: 5
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1965 to 1969: 39
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White population: 4,656
Black population: 7
American Indian population: 10
Asian population: 43
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 38

First ancestries reported:
|  English: 800 |
|  Irish: 653 |
|  United States or American: 310 |
|  Italian: 235 |
|  Scottish: 198 |
|  German: 178 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 173 |
|  European: 157 |
|  French (except Basque): 153 |
|  Other groups: 145 |
|  French Canadian: 143 |
|  Russian: 96 |
|  Polish: 86 |
|  Norwegian: 80 |
|  Swedish: 74 |
|  Canadian: 52 |
|  British: 45 |
|  Dutch: 41 |
|  Czech: 36 |
|  Welsh: 34 |
|  Hungarian: 25 |
|  Portuguese: 22 |
|  Latvian: 16 |
|  Northern European: 15 |
|  Eastern European: 13 |
|  Arab:: 12 |
|  Finnish: 11 |
|  Israeli: 8 |
|  Egyptian: 8 |
|  Danish: 7 |
|  Ukrainian: 7 |
|  Austrian: 5 |
|  Lithuanian: 5 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 5 |
|  Lebanese: 4 |
|  Scandinavian: 4 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC (105 EDEN STREET in BAR HARBOR, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9214, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9214, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BAR HARBOR TOWN OF GENERIC ENTRY (135 LEDGELAWN AVENUE in BAR HARBOR, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9070, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9070, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Alternative names: BAR HARBOR TOWN OF, BAR HARBOR TOWN OF GENERIC ENTRY ID UNKNOWN
- PARKADIA EXXON (PO BOX 2164 in BAR HARBOR, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-8034, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-8034, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- ACADIA NATIONAL PARK (R R 233 MC FARLAND HILL in BAR HARBOR, ME). Federal Facility. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: LAND, MINERAL, WILDLIFE, AND FOREST CONSERVATION
Organizations: DEPT OF THE INTERIOR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ACADIA NATIONAL PARK RANGER STATION;SITE MOVED JANUARY 1998, MCFARLAND HILL RANGER STATION 2:NPS DISPRO SITE, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/ACADIA NATIONAL PK, RANGER HEADQUARTERS., ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, U.S. NATL. PARK SERVICE ACADIA NATL. PARK, U.S. NATL. PARK SERVICE ACADIA NATL. PARK
- CONNERS-EMERSON SCHOOL (11 EAGLE LAKE ROAD in BAR HARBOR, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02801
Organizations: BAR HARBOR SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MT DESERT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL (1081 EAGLE LAKE RD PO BOX 180 in BAR HARBOR, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02804
Organizations: MT DESERT CSD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JACKSON LABORATORY, THE (600 MAIN STREET in BAR HARBOR, ME)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; NONCOMMERCIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL INCORPORATED (10 WAYMAN LANE in BAR HARBOR, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
- BAR HARBOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (DEGREGOIRE PARK RD in BAR HARBOR, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: BAR HARBOR WWTF DEGREGOIRE PK (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAR HARBOR, TOWN OF, BAR HARBOR WWTF, BAR HARBOR WWTF DEGREGOIRE PARK
- BAR HARBOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY HULLS COVE (37 CROOKED RD in BAR HARBOR, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: BAR HARBOR WWTF HULLS COVE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAR HARBOR, TOWN OF, BAR HARBOR WWTF, BAR HARBOR WWTF HULLS COVE
- TOWN PIER SNOW DUMP (TOWN PIER in BAR HARBOR, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: BAR HARBOR TOWN PIER SNOW DUMP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAR HARBOR, TOWN OF, BAR HARBOR, TOWN PIER
- MORANG ROBINSON AUTOMOBILE CO (269 MAIN ST in BAR HARBOR, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ROBERT G BUCK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BAR HARBOR LAUNDRY CO., INC. (PINEO COURT in BAR HARBOR, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 04609
- Bar Harbor Quality Inn, 40 Kebo St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Phone: (207) 288-5403, Fax: (207) 288-5473
- Fairfield Inn, 125 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Phone: (207) 288-8983
- Fairfield Inn, 325 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Phone: (207) 288-8883
- Best Western Inn, RR 2 Box 1127, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Phone: (207) 288-5823
- Holiday Inn Sun Spree Resort-bar Harbor, 123 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Phone: (207) 288-9723, Fax: (207) 288-3089
- Snell House, 21 Atlantic Ave, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Phone: (207) 288-8004
- Wonder View Inn, 50 Eden St, Bar Habor, ME 04609, Phone: (207) 288-3358, Fax: (207) 288-2005
- Atlantic Oakes, 119 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Phone: (207) 288-5801, Fax: (207) 288-8402
All 8 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 04609
Median worth of mobile homes: $252,938
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2514
- Northeast: 1256
- Midwest: 315
- South: 282
- West: 193
52% of the 04609 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 5,513. Population change in the 1990s: -755 (-13.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
| Here: | 10.3% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 2.6% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 221
| Here: | 68.6% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- COUGH'S (119 EDEN ST in BAR HARBOR, ME)
$3,480 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2005-06-22. Completion date: 2005-07-09.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 28)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 31)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 18)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 87 people in nursing homes
- 87 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in other workers' dormitories
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