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A town of 1,246 people in Hancock County, Maine
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Map of Sullivan: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land15%2,819 of 18,837 acres
Trails16 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves82,262 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Sullivan

Town in Maine, United States
1,219Population
29.6 sq miArea
479 ftElevation

Sullivan is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,219 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Daniel Sullivan, an early settler. Colloquially referred to as "Sully" or "the Sullivans"—like many Maine municipalities composed of villages with geographic designations of the town proper—the municipality was incorporated in 1789. Located in the Upper Schoodic Peninsula sub-region of Maine's Downeast Acadia region, the municipality has been known as "Waukeag", "New Bristol", and later Sullivan; and once included the nearby communities of Hancock, Sorrento, and what would later be (parts of Gouldsboro Point TWP, Tunk Lake TWP, the Schoodic Foothills, Hog Bay, and …

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ZIP code04664
Area code207
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Housing in Sullivan

$366K▲ 9.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sullivan home is worth about $366,000, up 9.5% in a year, 12% below the Maine typical home.

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Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor · 10.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Bucksport Regional Health Center- Ellsworth SiteEllsworth · 14 mi · sliding-scale fees
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School Grade C+

The public schools Sullivan’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictRSU 24Schools3

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.

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