Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in zip code 01420 with a mortgage: 7,059 (453 second mortgage, 1,627 home equity loan, 1,399 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,162
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,757
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $591
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
21.0%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 01420: Montachusett Industrial Park (A), Fitchburg Station (B), Marshall Farm (C), Oak Hill Country Club (D), Wallace Plaza (E), Twin City Plaza (F), Town and Country Plaza (G), South Fitch Plaza (H), Parkhill Plaza (I), John Fitch Plaza (J), Central Plaza (K), MedStar Ambulance (L), Fitchburg Fire Department Station 2 (M), Fitchburg Fire Department Headquarters (N), Fitchburg Fire Department Station 1 (O), Cauley's Garden Center (P), Romano Greenhouses (Q), Wallace Civic Center (R), Fitchburg Art Museum (S), Fay Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Central Valley Plaza Shopping Center (1), Park Hill Plaza Shopping Center (2), Valley West Shopping Center (3), Victory Plaza Shopping Center (4), Wallace Plaza Shopping Center (5), Twin City Plaza Shopping Center (6), Twin City Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01420 include: West Fitchburg Methodist Church (A), Unitarian Universalist Church (B), Trinity Congregational Church (C), Seventh Day Adventist Church (D), Salvation Army Corps Community Center (E), Saint Joseph Church (F), Saint Francis Church (G), Saint Camillus Church (H), Saint Anthony de Padua Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Bernards Cemetery (1), Forest Hill Cemetery (2), Laurel Hill Cemetery (3), Saint Joseph Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Saima Pond (A), Rocky Pond (B), Sheldon Pond (C), Nichols Pond (D), Falulah Reservoir (E), Snows Millpond (F), McTaggards Pond (G), Marshall Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker Brook (A), Phillips Brook (B), Whitman River (C), Flag Brook (D), Sand Brook (E), Scott Brook (F), Pearl Hill Brook (G), Falulah Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01420 include: Crocker Field (1), Caldwell Park (2), Coolidge Park (3), South Fitchburg Playground (4), Morgan Playground (5), Lowe Playground (6), Falulah Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
5,236 married couples with children.
3,649 single-parent households (730 men, 2,919 women).
78.7% of residents of 01420 zip code speak English at home.
202.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (9% very well, 13% well, 70% not well, 8% not at all).
17.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (26% very well, 43% well, 31% not well).
36.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (15% very well, 16% well, 30% not well, 38% not at all).
26.4% of residents speak other language at home (20% very well, 15% well, 49% not well, 16% not at all).
Foreign born population: 5,325 (12.2%) (47.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
12.2%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (22%)
Laos (14%)
Vietnam (6%)
Mexico (5%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Thailand (4%)
Italy (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 2,118
1990 to 1999: 2,375
1980 to 1989: 1,319
Before 1980: 1,931
Races in zip code 01420:
White population: 32,164 Black population: 2,446 American Indian population: 59 Asian population: 2,341 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 3,472 Two or more races population: 834 Hispanic or Latino population: 8,491
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 11,759
Irish: 4,692
French (except Basque): 4,616
Italian: 3,957
French Canadian: 3,872
Nigerian: 3,093
Armenian: 2,674
English: 2,145
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 1,951
Haitian: 1,920
Lebanese: 1,735
German: 1,426
Swedish: 922
American: 914
Greek: 904
West Indian: 904
Finnish: 833
Subsaharan African: 830
Other Subsaharan African: 791
Brazilian: 718
African: 634
Hungarian: 610
Canadian: 598
Portuguese: 595
Scottish: 557
Cypriot: 548
Kenyan: 542
Eastern European: 539
Cajun: 474
Polish: 462
Ukrainian: 402
European: 375
Ghanaian: 323
Syrian: 258
Lithuanian: 230
British: 222
Jordanian: 209
Russian: 193
Slovak: 190
Pennsylvania German: 189
Scotch-Irish: 174
Dutch: 169
Cape Verdean: 152
Danish: 147
British West Indian: 144
Slavic: 141
Swiss: 123
Albanian: 118
Norwegian: 111
Czechoslovakian: 93
Arab: 92
Serbian: 90
Ethiopian: 82
Welsh: 70
Austrian: 46
Scandinavian: 44
Czech: 37
Moroccan: 37
Basque: 19
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS (83 & 119 AUTHORITY DRIVE in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2006-9003, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2006-9003, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1180352, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MAD019419969, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MAD985307610, CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.; PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.; PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING. Organizations: DARRYL KINZER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, POLYMER LATEX INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TAYLOR SCOTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JOHN P PLOUBIDES (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OMNOVA SOULTIONS INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, POLYMER LATEX INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DERBY CO INC THE (CONTACT/REGULATORY)
Alternative names: DERBY CO INC, GENCORP PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS INC., POLYMER LATEX INC, ROHM TECH INC
MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHL (615 ROLLSTONE STREET in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-097048 CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS Organizations: FITCHBURG (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: MEMORIAL INTERMEDIATE, MEMORIAL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, SCHOOL OFFICE BLDG
BF BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (62 ACADEMY STREET in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-097305 CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: FITCHBURG (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: B F BROWN ARTS VISION SCHOOL, FITCHBURG SCHOOL DEP
JIFFY LUBE 308 (541 JOHN FITCH HWY in FITCHBURG, MA)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MAD982543977, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Alternative names: HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE
MICRON MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC (25 SAWYER PASSWAY in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; X-RAY APPARATUS AND TUBES AND RELATED IRRADIATION APPARATUS; ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS Business NAICS classification: SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: JAMES E. ROUSE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MICRON PRODUCTS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MICRON PRODS. INC.
ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (98 ACADEMY STREET in FITCHBURG, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-097320 Organizations: FITCHBURG (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANY (16 BENSON ST in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: METAL STAMPINGS Organizations: K&C PLASTICS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AMERICAN CAN COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN CAN CO
BOUTWELL OWENS & CO INC (251 AUTHORITY DRIVE in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: COMMERCIAL PRINTING, LITHOGRAPHIC Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING. Organizations: BOUTWELL OWENS CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, J&M ACQUISITION CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
MCKAY CAMPUS-FSC (RINDGE RD in FITCHBURG, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-097030 Organizations: FITCHBURG (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NORTH CENTRAL CHARTER ESSENTIAL SCHOOL (ONE OAK HILL ROAD in FITCHBURG, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-474505
MODU FORM INC (172 INDUSTRIAL RD. in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS Alternative names: MODUFORM INC
MUNKSJO PAPER INC (642 RIVER ST. in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PAPER MILLS Organizations: MUNKSJO GERMANY HOLDING GMBH (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MUNKSJO PAPER DECOR, SMURFIT MUNKSJO PAPER INCORPORATED
ONE OAK HILL RD LLC (1 OAK HILL ROAD in FITCHBURG, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS Alternative names: ANWELT CORP, MA INNOVATION CENTER, MASS INNOVATION CENTER, PARKHILL MANUFACTURING CENTER
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 01420:
Courtyard By Marriott Fitchburg, 150 Royal Plaza Dr, Fitchburg, MA 01420 , Phone: (978) 342-7100, Fax: (978) 343-7376
Thunderbird Motel Lodge, 299 Lauren Bay St, Fitchburg, MA 01420 , Phone: (978) 342-6001
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
Utility gas (31%)
Electricity (11%)
Wood (4%)
Coal or coke (4%)
No fuel used (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 41,194. Population change in the 1990s: -2,094 (-5.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 27,236
Northeast: 3,331
Midwest: 804
South: 1,057
West: 497
55% of the 01420 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,001
Here:
18.3%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 515
Here:
18.3%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,644
Here:
19.1%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (FITCHBURG, MA):
DRS POWER TECHNOLOGY, INC (625 MAIN STREET) : $1,319,882 in 13 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Technical Representation Services -- Special Industry Machinery, Technical Representation Services -- Engines, Turbines, and Components, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Service and Trade Equipment, Engineering and Technical Services, and moreby Navy Signed by year:2000: $27,021; 2001: $0; 2002: $487,052; 2003: $552,882; 2004: $252,927; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$282,033 with Navy for Technical Representation Services -- Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2002-11-27. Completion date: 2003-01-13.
$191,159, same as above.Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$144,844 with Navy for Technical Representation Services -- Engines, Turbines, and Components. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
$95,579 with Navy for Technical Representation Services -- Special Industry Machinery. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2004-06-22. Completion date: 2004-08-06.
TERRATHERM, INC (356 BROAD ST; small business) : $400,446 in 4 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$227,686 with Army for Other Natural Resources -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-06-06. Completion date: 2008-06-06.
$155,000, same as above.Signed on 2006-04-24. Completion date: 2008-06-06.
$8,880 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Taking place in WA. Signed on 2005-06-17. Completion date: 2005-06-14.
$8,880 with Army for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Taking place in WA. Signed on 2005-06-17. Completion date: 2005-06-14.
TOWNSEND SCIENCE AND ENGINEERI (1 OAK HILL ROAD; small business) : $304,000 in 4 contractsfrom 2001 to 2003
$99,000 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2004-08-09.
$70,000 with Army for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-12-30. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
$70,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-05-10. Completion date: 2002-11-08.
$65,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-05-10. Completion date: 2001-11-01.
AIRPORT JOHN (134 CRAWFORD ST; small business) : $232,925 in 6 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $90,015; 2003: $44,880; 2004: $83,355; 2005: $14,675; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$71,330 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$47,515, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$44,880, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$42,500, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-30. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
SUPERIOR FORKIFT REPAIR INC (100 JACKSON AVENUE; small business)
$148,220 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment. Taking place in ME. Signed on 2001-01-17. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
CORMIER CATERING (27 PRATT RD; small business) : $105,932 in 18 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Food Services by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $11,736; 2003: $24,560; 2004: $26,175; 2005: $22,011; 2006: $21,450.
Biggest contracts:
$19,500 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2005-11-02. Completion date: 2005-10-22.
$18,450, same as above.Signed on 2006-06-09. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
$13,112, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-14. Completion date: 2003-10-19.
$12,705, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-18. Completion date: 2004-10-17.
PAULS PLATE GLASS, INC (289 WATER STREET; small business) : $89,100 in 2 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
$54,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2004-04-09. Completion date: 2004-06-18.
$35,100 with Air Force for Glass Fabricated Materials. Signed on 2000-02-07. Completion date: 2000-04-10.
TWIN CITY LOCK & KEY INC (28 AIRPORT ROAD; small business)
$68,872 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Taking place in NH. Signed on 2001-01-09. Completion date: 2001-03-01.
GOSULE FOOD SERVICE INC (70 KING ST; small business) : $55,227 in 8 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Food Services by Army, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Finance and Accounting Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $12,470; 2003: $-1; 2004: $29,810; 2005: $12,948; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$12,948 with Army for Food Services. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-10-07. Completion date: 2005-10-16.
$12,470 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2002-10-17. Completion date: 2002-10-20.
$11,792 with Defense Logistics Agency for Food Services. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-12-02. Completion date: 2005-12-16.
$8,477 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2004-07-29. Completion date: 2004-08-15.
FREEDOM ELECTRICAL CO, INC (8 SUMMER ST; small business)
$38,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Tunnels and Subsurface Structures. Signed on 2000-02-29. Completion date: 2000-04-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)