Hancock County, Maine

Hancock County covers 1,587 sq mi of land and has about 56,460 residents. 44 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 43 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

56,460

36/sq mi

Median household income

$73K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$310K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$1,061

U.S. $1,413

Median age

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

9.9%

U.S. 12.5%

Zip codes in Hancock County

44 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
04408	Aurora	Residential	194	—	$200,000
04416	Bucksport	Residential	5,497	$64,587	$250,900
04420	Castine · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
04421	Castine	Residential	1,362	$113,750	$603,500
04429	Holden	Residential	5,008	$97,244	$313,600
04431	East Orland	Residential	63	—	—
04472	Orland	Residential	1,852	$69,022	$275,300
04476	Penobscot	Residential	1,154	$63,194	$296,400
04605	Ellsworth	Residential	14,529	$77,377	$256,900
04607	Gouldsboro	Residential	1,142	$60,152	$253,400
04609	Bar Harbor	Residential	5,244	$77,180	$538,400
04612	Bernard	Residential	505	$89,839	$407,300
04613	Birch Harbor	Residential	92	—	$320,000
04614	Blue Hill	Residential	2,813	$80,377	$399,500
04616	Brooklin	Residential	869	$68,750	$339,400
04617	Brooksville	Residential	651	$52,078	$392,900
04624	Corea	Residential	225	$61,691	$558,000
04625	Cranberry Isles	Residential	62	$38,500	$525,000
04627	Deer Isle	Residential	2,137	$61,703	$299,500
04629	East Blue Hill · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
04634	Franklin	Residential	2,374	$67,589	$264,600
04635	Frenchboro	Residential	30	$42,250	—
04640	Hancock	Residential	2,450	$71,699	$269,100
04642	Harborside	Residential	202	$71,563	$384,600
04644	Hulls Cove · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
04646	Islesford	Residential	134	$88,750	$428,600
04650	Little Deer Isle	Residential	333	$110,063	$332,400
04653	Bass Harbor	Residential	719	$90,250	$417,900
04660	Mount Desert	Residential	1,072	$78,646	$480,600
04662	Northeast Harbor	Residential	476	$108,214	$707,400
04664	Sullivan	Residential	1,246	$59,643	$222,000
04669	Prospect Harbor	Residential	171	$66,071	$237,500
04672	Salsbury Cove · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
04673	Sargentville	Residential	144	$53,750	$335,200
04674	Seal Cove	Residential	284	$76,667	$373,500
04675	Seal Harbor	Residential	123	$250,000+	$560,300
04676	Sedgwick	Residential	1,130	$73,333	$336,500
04677	Sorrento	Residential	345	$83,438	$298,800
04679	Southwest Harbor	Residential	1,553	$59,205	$428,500
04681	Stonington	Residential	840	$60,223	$306,700
04683	Sunset	Residential	0	—	—
04684	Surry	Residential	1,836	$74,508	$296,300
04685	Swans Island	Residential	438	$86,250	$316,700
04693	Winter Harbor	Residential	493	$86,250	$210,500

Hancock County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

15%

$25–50k

19%

$50–75k

17%

$75–100k

14%

$100–150k

17%

$150–200k

$200k+

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

High school

28%

Some college

18%

Associate's

Bachelor's

25%

Graduate

15%

How people get to work

Drove alone

68%

Carpooled

12%

Transit

0.5%

Walked

Bicycle

0.2%

Worked from home

14%

Other

At a glance

	Hancock	U.S.
Own their home	78.5%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.1%	35.7%
Work from home	13.7%	15.1%
Households with broadband	91.2%	91%
Without health insurance	9.6%	8.4%
Foreign-born	3.3%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	8%	6.2%
Unemployment	4.6%	5.2%
Average commute	25.4 min	26.4 min