Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,891
| This zip code: | $44,891 | | Maine: | $46,581 |
Nearest zip codes: 04662, 04653, 04612, 04625, 04660, 04674.
Housing units in zip code 04679 with a mortgage: 303 (4 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 212
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,348
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $495
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 13.7% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 8.6% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04679: Smugglers Den Campground (A), Causeway Golf Course (B), White Birches Campground (C), Seawall Campground (D), Seawall Picnic Area (E), Bass Harbor Campground (F), Mount Desert Oceanarium (G), Wendell Gilley Museum (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Southwest Shoppes Plaza Shopping Center (1), Westside Market Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04679 include: Southwest Harbor Congregational Church (A), Manset Union Church (B), Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church (C), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (D), Olsen Memorial Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Height Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Seawall Pond (A), Bass Harbor Marsh (B), Big Heath (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Heath Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in zip code 04679 include: Mill Field (1), Gilley Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 18
- 1995 to 1998: 70
- 1990 to 1994: 126
- 1980 to 1989: 267
- 1970 to 1979: 219
- 1960 to 1969: 61
- 1950 to 1959: 117
- 1940 to 1949: 112
- 1939 or earlier: 401
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Southwest Harbor, ME (04679): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 38
- 2 bedrooms: 183
- 3 bedrooms: 292
- 4 bedrooms: 105
- 5 or more bedrooms: 34
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 111
- 2 bedrooms: 143
- 3 bedrooms: 51
- 4 bedrooms: 20
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 04679 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 20
- 1 vehicle: 202
- 2 vehicles: 324
- 3 vehicles: 93
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 62
- 1 vehicle: 178
- 2 vehicles: 77
- 3 vehicles: 17
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 04679:
- Less than $10,000: 3
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $25,000 to $29,999: 1
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 2
- $40,000 to $49,999: 4
- $50,000 to $59,999: 2
- $60,000 to $69,999: 6
- $70,000 to $79,999: 5
- $80,000 to $89,999: 4
- $90,000 to $99,999: 7
- $100,000 to $124,999: 27
- $125,000 to $149,999: 24
- $150,000 to $174,999: 81
- $175,000 to $199,999: 75
- $200,000 to $249,999: 139
- $250,000 to $299,999: 80
- $300,000 to $399,999: 91
- $400,000 to $499,999: 46
- $500,000 to $749,999: 38
- $750,000 to $999,999: 13
- $1,000,000 or more: 18
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 04679:
- Less than $100: 3
- $100 to $149: 4
- $150 to $199: 15
- $200 to $249: 31
- $250 to $299: 28
- $300 to $349: 9
- $350 to $399: 5
- $400 to $449: 8
- $450 to $499: 12
- $500 to $549: 21
- $550 to $599: 27
- $600 to $649: 30
- $650 to $699: 25
- $700 to $749: 30
- $750 to $799: 22
- $800 to $899: 13
- $900 to $999: 4
- $1,000 to $1,249: 19
- No cash rent: 35
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $429,957.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $230,075
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $310,524
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $225,702 (it was $119,900 in 2000)
| 04679: | $225,702 | | Maine: | $180,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $130,852 - $344,065
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $284,260| Here: | $284,260 | | State: | $236,370 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $118,888| Here: | $118,888 | | State: | $260,886 |
In 2-unit structures: $525,881| Here: | $525,881 | | State: | $219,008 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,277,327| Here: | $1,277,327 | | State: | $266,278 |
Mobile homes: $67,872| Here: | $67,872 | | State: | $42,332 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 995
- One, attached: 19
- Two: 73
- 3 or 4: 55
- 5 to 9: 38
- 10 to 19: 44
- 20 to 49: 42
- 50 or more: 16
- Mobile homes: 109

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 769 (72%)
- Carpooled: 96 (9%)
- Ferryboat: 6 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
- Bicycle: 11 (1%)
- Walked: 106 (10%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 59 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 167
- 5 to 9 minutes: 237
- 10 to 14 minutes: 150
- 15 to 19 minutes: 122
- 20 to 24 minutes: 112
- 25 to 29 minutes: 54
- 30 to 34 minutes: 88
- 35 to 39 minutes: 9
- 40 to 44 minutes: 11
- 45 to 59 minutes: 10
- 60 to 89 minutes: 22
- 90 or more minutes: 22
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,154
- In family households: 1,707 (469 male householders, 142 female householders)
481 spouses, 548 children (520 natural, 6 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 12 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 447 (141 male householders (108 living alone)), 240 female householders (224 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 33 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 307 2-persons, 132 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 15 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 332 1-person, 45 2-persons, 4 3-persons.
327 married couples with children.
116 single-parent households (29 men, 87 women).
97.9% of residents of 04679 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 50% not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 41% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 26 (1.2%)
(34.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Sweden (31%)
- Canada (31%)
- Philippines (23%)
- Dominican Republic (8%)
- El Salvador (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 6
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 2
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 2,147
Black population: 6
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 6
Two or more races population: 13
First ancestries reported:
|  English: 522 |
|  United States or American: 225 |
|  Irish: 161 |
|  German: 123 |
|  Other groups: 118 |
|  French (except Basque): 98 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 77 |
|  Italian: 61 |
|  Scottish: 45 |
|  Welsh: 34 |
|  European: 32 |
|  Swedish: 25 |
|  Norwegian: 24 |
|  French Canadian: 22 |
|  Polish: 21 |
|  Canadian: 20 |
|  Portuguese: 17 |
|  Russian: 17 |
|  Dutch: 14 |
|  Scandinavian: 10 |
|  Lithuanian: 9 |
|  Finnish: 8 |
|  Danish: 8 |
|  Czech: 7 |
|  British: 6 |
|  Slovene: 5 |
|  Arab:: 4 |
|  Moroccan: 4 |
|  Austrian: 4 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 3 |
|  Ukrainian: 2 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 04679 not listed on the city page:- PEMETIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: MAIN ST PO BOX 255, SOUTHWEST HBR, ME; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- ISLAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: PO BOX 418, STHWEST HARBOR, ME; Grades: PK - KG)
facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PEMETIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (MAIN ST PO BOX 255 in SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-40502
Organizations: SOUTHWEST HARBOR SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HINCKLEY CO THE (130 SHORE ROAD in SOUTHWEST 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
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING
Organizations: THE TALARIA CO LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HENRY R HINCKLEY CO, HINKLEY CO.
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR TOWN OF (TOWN MANAGER in SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GOTT, DOUG & SONS, INC. (ROUTE 184, LAMOINE in SOUTHWEST HARBO, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN GRANITE
Alternative names: DOUG GOTT & SONS INCORPORATED
- SOUTHWEST BOAT MARINE SERVICES (168 CLARK POINT ROAD in SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR WWTF (ADDRESS NOT IN PCS in SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: SOUTHWEST HARBOR, TOWN OF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TOWN OF SOUTHWEST HARBOR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SOUTHWEST HARBOR W W T F, TOWN, TOWN OF SOUTHWEST HARBOR, TOWN OF SOUTHWEST HARBOR WWTF
- SPCA (ROUTE 102 BOX 434 in SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: SPECIALTY HOSPITALS, EXCEPT PSYCHIATRIC
- PETTEGROW MALCOLM L INC (SEAL COVE RD in SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: MALCOLM L PETTEGROW (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,652
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1281
- Northeast: 511
- Midwest: 150
- South: 85
- West: 99
63% of the 04679 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: 927. Population change in the 1990s: +1,251 (+135.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 2.5% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 1.6% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 29.0% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- AEROHYDRO INC (54 HERRICK RD in SOUTHWEST HARB, ME; small business): $712,747 in 4 contracts from 2000 to 2005
$349,629 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-11-21. Completion date: 2002-01-13.
$349,629, same as above. Signed on 2000-01-13. Completion date: 2002-01-07.
$7,960 with Navy for Telephone and Telegraph Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-25. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$5,529 with Army for ADP Software. Signed on 2003-06-03. Completion date: 2004-06-08.
- THE TALARIA CO LLC (130 SHORE ROAD in SOUTHWEST HARB, ME; small business): $27,600 in 5 contracts from 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian, Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment by United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008), Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $14,000; 2002: $5,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $8,600; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$9,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-08-15.
$5,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-15. Completion date: 2002-01-15.
$5,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-08-15.
$4,300 with Army for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2004-03-24. Completion date: 2004-04-08.
- G C MANAGEMENT CORP (78 SEAL COVE RD in SOUTHWEST HARB, ME; small business): $3,999 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2005
$2,020 with Army for Beverages, Nonalcoholic. Signed on 2003-02-24. Completion date: 2004-04-10.
$2,020, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-11. Completion date: 2004-04-10.
$-41, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-21. Completion date: 2001-10-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 12)
- Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
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.)
33 people in military barracks, etc.
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