Summary for Dark Harbor

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Located in: Waldo County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Dark Hbr.

Time Zone: Dark Harbor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 207

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Dark Harbor:

Lat: 44.260600° (or 44°15'38" N)

Lon: -68.913600° (or -68°54'48" W)

USGS Topo Map: Islesboro<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dark Harbor

GNIS ID: 564779

FIPS State / Place Code: 23 / 16550

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dark Harbor)

The community of Belfast is the County Seat for {Waldo County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Waldo)

Population

Total Area:<5> 852 sq. miles [2,208.6 km²] - of which 14.4% is water (122.8 sq. miles [318.1 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 21,566

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Waldo

GNIS ID: 581299

FIPS State / County Code: 23 / 027

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dark Harbor)

About Maine

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Maine

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Maine

GNIS ID: 1779787

FIPS State: 23

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dark Harbor)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dark Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Dark Harbor, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Dark Harbor.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Dark Harbor. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).