Bar Harbor, ME

Census ZIP code profile for Bar Harbor, ME — 1 ZIPs, total population 5,222. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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Bar Harbor, ME is covered by 1 USPS ZIP code serving a combined population of 5,222 according to Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. U.S. cities rarely map cleanly to a single ZIP — Bar Harbor splits its residents across 1 delivery areas, each with its own demographic and housing profile. The table below lists every ZIP by population, so you can see which neighborhoods carry the weight of the city total and which are smaller pockets of the same municipal boundary.

Aggregated across every ZIP in Bar Harbor, the median household income averages $77,180 and per-capita income averages $58,427. Poverty rate runs at 10.1% and unemployment at 4.4%. On housing, the average median home value is $538,400 with median rent of $1,106 per month, and 74.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied. These are arithmetic averages across the 1 ZIP — not population-weighted — so small ZIPs influence the headline numbers the same as large ones.

Use this city view to compare ZIPs inside Bar Harbor against each other rather than hunting for a single "city average." The Affordability Dashboard linked below combines these Census inputs with HUD Fair Market Rents, FBI crime data, and Department of Labor childcare costs into a graded scorecard for Bar Harbor as a whole, while individual ZIP pages show fine-grained household income, housing profile, education attainment, commute time, and nearby-ZIP benchmarks. Every field on this page is sourced directly from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates — no estimates, no proprietary scoring, no editorial adjustment.

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ZIP Codes

5,222

Population

$77,180

Median Income

$538,400

Median Home Value

49.2

Median Age

How much do residents of Bar Harbor earn?

Median Household Income
$77,180
Per Capita Income
$58,427
Unemployment Rate
4.4%
Poverty Rate
10.1%

What does housing look like in Bar Harbor?

Median Home Value
$538,400
Median Rent
$1,106/mo
Owner Occupied
74.5%
Housing Units
3,573

Who lives in Bar Harbor?

Bachelor's Degree+
68.3%
High School+
85.1%
Foreign Born
7.0%

ZIP Codes in Bar Harbor, ME

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
04609 5,222 48 America/New_York

Frequently Asked Questions

How many ZIP codes are in Bar Harbor, ME?
Bar Harbor, ME has 1 ZIP code with a combined population of 5,222, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the median household income in Bar Harbor?
The average median household income across Bar Harbor, ME ZIP codes is $77,180. The poverty rate is 10.1%.
What is the cost of living in Bar Harbor?
The average median home value in Bar Harbor, ME is $538,400. Median rent is $1,106/month. 74.5% of homes are owner-occupied.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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