Mount Desert, Maine

Mount Desert, Maine
Village of Northeast Harbor
Mount Desert
Mount Desert
Coordinates: 44°19′50″N 68°19′4″W / 44.33056°N 68.31778°W / 44.33056; -68.31778
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyHancock
Settled1762
Incorporated (town)February 17, 1789
VillagesHall Quarry
Northeast Harbor
Otter Creek
Pretty Marsh
Seal Harbor
Somesville
Area
  Total
54.88 sq mi (142.14 km2)
  Land36.88 sq mi (95.52 km2)
  Water18.00 sq mi (46.62 km2)
Elevation
180 ft (55 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,146
  Density58/sq mi (22.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
04660 (Mount Desert)
04662 (Northeast Harbor)
04675 (Seal Harbor)
Area code207
FIPS code23-47630
GNIS feature ID0582611
Websitewww.mtdesert.org

Mount Desert is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,146 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1789, the town currently encompasses the villages of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Pretty Marsh.