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Welcome to Swans Island ...

Swans Island is located on Swans Island.

Swans Island is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swans Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Swans Island: Swans Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Swans Island for more information about variations on the name of Swans Island.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Swans Island has a population of 325 people<2> (see below for details).

Swans Island is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Swans Island: 207

The ZIP code for Swans Island: 04685<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Swans Island had an population of 325 people. This is a decrease of 2.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Swans Island had a population of 332 people. This makes Swans Island the county's 30th most populous community.

The population of Swans Island represents 0.02% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 404th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 332 people, the population of Swans Island increased 1.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 327 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Swans Island.

Communities near Swans Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swans Island.

  • Blue Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mount Desert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Isle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Southwest Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tremont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tremont is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Sedgwick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brooksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranberry Isles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swans Island ...

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

Adding Swans Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swans Island 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 Swans Island was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swans Island.

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 Swans Island.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swans Island - 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 Swans Island). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Swans Island 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.