Welcome to Bass Harbor ...

Bass Harbor is located on Mount Desert Island.

Bass Harbor is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bass Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1966.

A typical abbreviation for Bass Harbor: Bass Hbr. (or less commonly used: Bass Harb. or Bass Hrbr.)

Bass Harbor is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Bass Harbor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bass Harbor: 207

The ZIP code for Bass Harbor: 04653<3>

Communities near Bass Harbor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bass Harbor.

Bar Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <4>
Blue Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <4>
Mount Desert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <4>
Deer Isle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <4>
Lamoine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lamoine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <4>
Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
Surry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
Sedgwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <4>
Stonington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <4>
Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <4>

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 Bass Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bass Harbor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bass 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 Bass Harbor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bass Harbor. See our Newspapers Page for Bass Harbor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bass Harbor ...

Looking for more information about Bass 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 Bass Harbor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bass Harbor.

Adding Bass Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bass 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 (so far) for Bass Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bass Harbor post office opened in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bass Harbor.

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>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bass Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 Bass Harbor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bass Harbor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/