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Southwest Harbor, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Southwest Harbor, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,767. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SOUTHWEST-HARBOR-ME · Southwest Harbor, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,767 pop · #18233/25278 · Hancock County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $59,205
  • RANK-LOWER #18233/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Deer Isle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 56% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,767
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $428,500

Nearest income peer: Deer Isle, ME (+ $2,498 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Southwest Harbor

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Southwest Harbor on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Southwest Harbor, ME sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,767
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,205
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,205 and poverty 9.3% concentrate in 04679.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.7%) for this income tier, rent $959 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maine, Benedicta is the closest lower-income city and Lagrange the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Southwest Harbor.

Population concentration

Southwest Harbor reads through its lone ZIP, 04679

1,767 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04679 is not the leading code inside Southwest Harbor, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Southwest Harbor's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 154 establishments, 722 employees , annual payroll $38,761k (~87 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04679 (154 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (27) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Southwest Harbor, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Hancock County, which covers 41 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Southwest Harbor. See the Hancock County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Hancock County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Southwest Harbor, Ellsworth, Bucksport and Bar Harbor among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Castine marks the far end of that range at $113,750, 92% above Southwest Harbor.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04679 1,767 $59,205 154 50
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Southwest Harbor roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Southwest Harbor, .