Welcome to Bar Harbor ...
Bar Harbor is located on Mount Desert Island.
Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bar Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
A typical abbreviation for Bar Harbor: Bar Hbr. (or less commonly used: Bar Harb. or Bar Hrbr.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bar Harbor has a population of 5,573 people<2> (see below for details).
Bar Harbor is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bar Harbor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Bar Harbor: (207)
The ZIP code for Bar Harbor: 04609<4>
Websites for Bar Harbor ...
Official Website: www.ci.bar-harbor.me.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bar Harbor had an population of 5,573 people. This is an increase of 6.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.62% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Bar Harbor had a population of 5,235 people (which is 9.62% of the total population of Hancock County). This makes Bar Harbor the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Bar Harbor represents 0.39% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 59th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 5,235 people, the population of Bar Harbor increased 8.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,820 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Bar Harbor.
Communities Also Named Bar Harbor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bar Harbor - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bar Harbor.
Communities near Bar Harbor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bar Harbor.
- Ellsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <5>
- Blue Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <5>
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
- Mount Desert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
- Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <5>
- Southwest Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
- Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <5>
- Gouldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
- Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <5>
- Lamoine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
- Lamoine is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <5>
- Tremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bar Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bar Harbor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bar Harbor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bar Harbor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bar Harbor. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bar Harbor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bar Harbor ...
Looking for more information about Bar Harbor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Bar Harbor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bar Harbor.
Adding Bar Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bar Harbor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bar Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bar Harbor post office opened in 1835.
We also found Bar Harbor in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bar Harbor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bar Harbor: www.ci.bar-harbor.me.us/
The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bar Harbor. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bar Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bar Harbor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bar Harbor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |