Drinking water stations with addresses in Charleston and their reported violations in the past:
CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FAC (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
HIGHVIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Population served: 63, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-05-2005)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-31-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAR-31-2005), St Boil Water Order (MAR-31-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-06-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-27-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-11-2005 and FEB-17-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-17-2006)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 9 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Charleston that have no violations reported:
- FAITH SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  10.5% | | Whole state: |  10.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 6.3% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Charleston, ME
People in group quarters in Charleston
- 152 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 62 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 30 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2 people in nursing homes
Charleston compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Penobscot County Maine:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Religion statistics for Charleston
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Episcopal Church |
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| Adherents | 57.6% | 9.9% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 2.5% |
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| Congregations | 13.6% | 14.4% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 4.5% |
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| Name | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 12.5% |
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| Congregations | 0.8% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 34.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,325 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | Maine average: | 6.39% |
0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)| Penobscot County: | 0.18% | | Maine average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,588 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | Maine average: | 6.44% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)| Penobscot County: | 0.07% | | Maine average: | 0.07% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Charleston:
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Charleston:
- WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDME-FM (103.1 FM; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
TV broadcast stations around Charleston:
- WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
- W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W27CE (Channel 19; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Charleston, Maine:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 28
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Maine average:
- Fatal accident count: 51
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 72
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
- Fatalities: 56
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
See more detailed statistics of Charleston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $1,022,000
Total average daily traffic: 200
Total average daily truck traffic: 10
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 300
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 0.4 Miles East Of Sr-15 2.2 Miles Wnw Of, Call Sign: KNKN729
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- 0.4 Mile E Of Sr-15 2.2 Miles Wnw Of, Call Sign: KNKA726
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 12/11/2007, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Jerri L Janjua, .64km E Of Sr-15 3.5km Wnw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Mark L Gartley, 1179 Dover Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- Charleston Hill, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WNSS358, Licensee ID: L00124895
Assigned Frequencies : 861.687 MHz, 863.687 MHz, 864.687 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 09/06/2010
Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid Atlantic Inc, 2001 Edmund Halley Dr, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Rt 15 Bull Hill, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: KAB419, Licensee ID: L00008543
Assigned Frequencies : 48.7400 MHz
Grant Date: 02/18/1997, Expiration Date: 03/19/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/19/2002
Registrant: International Paper Company, 9 Green St, Augusta, ME 04330, Phone: (207) 623-2931
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5- CHARLESTON, 0.64km E Of Sr-15, 3.5km Wnw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WMJ796
Assigned Frequencies : 6635.00 MHz, 6605.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- CHARLESTON, Atop Bull Hill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 19.8 m, Overall height: 24.3 m, Call Sign: WMU628
Assigned Frequencies : 946.500 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/1998, Expiration Date: 04/01/2014
Registrant: Zone Corporation, Bangor, ME 04402-1929, Phone: (207) 990-2800, Fax: (207) 990-2444, Email:
- STATION, Atop Bull Hill 2.2 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WNTB391
Assigned Frequencies : 6037.50 MHz, 6096.80 MHz, 2133.20 MHz
Grant Date: 11/06/1998, Expiration Date: 01/31/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/04/2009
Registrant: Phone: (207) 848-4202 - BULL HILL, Bull Hill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 27 m, Call Sign: WQGY537
Assigned Frequencies : 958.750 MHz
Grant Date: 05/24/2007, Expiration Date: 05/24/2017, Certifier: Tom Robertson
Registrant: Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., 11921 Rockville Pike, 3rd Floor, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: (301) 255-0553, Fax: (301) 230-2891 - BULL HILL, Bull Hill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 21 m, Call Sign: WQGY628
Assigned Frequencies : 957.150 MHz
Grant Date: 05/25/2007, Expiration Date: 05/25/2017, Certifier: Tom Robertson
Registrant: Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., 11921 Rockville Pike, 3rd Floor, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: (301) 255-0553, Fax: (301) 230-2891
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- BULL HILL, Approx. 8 Miles North Of East Corinth, Maine On R, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: KNKD234
Assigned Frequencies : 152.090 MHz
Grant Date: 03/24/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6- Call Sign: K1JGO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01087447
Grant Date: 12/06/2005, Expiration Date: 01/17/2016, Certifier: Schuyler C Burrill
Registrant: Schuyler C Burrill, Charleston, ME 04422 - Call Sign: KA1JZL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/19/1988, Expiration Date: 07/19/1998, Cancelation Date: 07/20/2000
Registrant: Richard D Trusz, Charleston, ME 04422 - Call Sign: KF4IHS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01129526
Grant Date: 03/16/2006, Expiration Date: 04/02/2016, Certifier: Justin M Beauvais
Registrant: Justin M Beauvais, 1223 Dover Rd, Charleston, ME 04422 - Call Sign: KT4NT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00175395
Grant Date: 04/13/2005, Expiration Date: 05/17/2015, Certifier: Robert M Beauvais
Registrant: Robert M Beauvais, 1223 Dover Rd, Charleston, ME 04422 - Call Sign: N1WMQ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/24/1996, Expiration Date: 01/24/2006, Cancelation Date: 01/25/2008
Registrant: Ronald M Storer, Rr 1 Box 1030 Perkins Rd, Charleston, ME 04422 - Call Sign: WB1FXO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01160778
Grant Date: 06/09/2006, Expiration Date: 08/21/2016, Certifier: Rebecca R Burrill
Registrant: Rebecca R Burrill, Charleston, ME 04422
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: BEECH A36 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1809S , Serial Number: E-1875, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 05/20/1981
Registrant (Individual): Schuyler C Dba Burrill, Po Box 116, Charleston, ME 04422, Other Owners: Burrill Forest Products Sky - Aircraft: MAULE M-4C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9838M , Serial Number: 2C, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 08/23/1966
Registrant (Individual): Matthew S Roy, 413 Puddledock Rd, Charleston, ME 04422
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 7
- Hazardous Condition: 5
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - Charleston
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Charleston, ME
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