Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in zip code 01440 with a mortgage: 3,273 (279 second mortgage, 991 home equity loan, 173 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,390
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,700
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $562
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
11.0%
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 01440: East Gardner Industrial Park (A), Gardner Municipal Golf Course (B), Gardner Sewage Disposal Plant (C), Greenwood Memorial Swimming Pool (D), Northern Worcester Correctional Center (E), West Gardner Industrial Park (F), Woods Ambulance Service (G), Gardner City Hall (H), Gardner Fire Department Station 2 Headquarters (I), Gardner Fire Department Station 1 (J), Heywood Hospital Medical Library (K), North Central Correctional Institution Library (L), Wachusett Manor Nursing Home (M), Northern Worcester District Courthouse (N), Lake Wachusett Community College Library (O), Levi Heywood Memorial Library (P), Gardner Manor Nursing Home (Q), Gardner Chamber of Commerce (R), Elm Street Fire Station (S). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01440 include: Bethany Church (A), Unitarian Universalist Society (B), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (C), Holy Spirit Church (D), Holy Rosary Church (E), First Lutheran Church (F), First Congregational Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), Covenant Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Green Bower Cemetery (2), Crystal Lake Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Notre Dame Cemetery (5), Wildwood Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Stump Pond (A), Quag Pond (B), Snake Pond (C), Shiner Pond (D), Kendall Pond (E), Wrights Reservoir (F), Travers Pond (G), Ramsdall Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bailey Brook (A), Foster Brook (B), Hubbardston Brook (C), Perley Brook (D), Pond Brook (E), Wilder Brook (F), Baker Brook (G), Mahoney Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01440 include: Crystal Lake Park (1), Chapman Park (2), Bickford Playground (3), Wilder Field (4), West Gardner Square Historic District (5), Olivia Case Playground (6), Marilene Stedman Playground (7), Jackson Field (8), Greenwood Street Playground (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,953 married couples with children.
1,733 single-parent households (715 men, 1,018 women).
87.9% of residents of 01440 zip code speak English at home.
19.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% very well, 31% well, 16% not well, 25% not at all).
15.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% very well, 21% well, 21% not well).
12.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% very well, 72% well).
18.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,280 (6.5%) (46.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.5%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (55%)
Mexico (9%)
Korea (3%)
Vietnam (3%)
Germany (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Chile (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 677
1990 to 1999: 238
1980 to 1989: 187
Before 1980: 781
Races in zip code 01440:
White population: 17,515 Black population: 1,145 American Indian population: 142 Asian population: 570 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1,250 Some other race population: 104 Two or more races population: 393 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,258
First ancestries reported:
French (except Basque): 2,826
Other groups: 2,543
Irish: 2,482
French Canadian: 2,099
Israeli: 1,803
Italian: 1,366
Brazilian: 1,280
English: 1,045
American: 891
Polish: 723
German: 664
Finnish: 543
Swedish: 475
Estonian: 436
European: 382
Lebanese: 326
Canadian: 318
Arab: 310
Portuguese: 280
Scottish: 265
Czech: 240
Barbadian: 228
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 190
Cajun: 181
Russian: 166
Welsh: 153
Subsaharan African: 137
Lithuanian: 112
Norwegian: 99
Austrian: 99
Greek: 91
Scotch-Irish: 84
Kenyan: 76
Hungarian: 75
Armenian: 75
Other Subsaharan African: 69
Iranian: 54
African: 49
Dutch: 47
Danish: 46
New Zealander: 44
British: 34
Eastern European: 33
Swiss: 32
Jamaican: 32
Albanian: 31
Haitian: 31
Cape Verdean: 18
Basque: 14
West Indian: 14
Slovak: 11
Scandinavian: 10
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NICHOLS & STONE CO (232 SHERMAN ST in GARDNER, MA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2000-0027, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-2000-0037, 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: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED Business NAICS classification: NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; SHOWCASE, PARTITION, SHELVING, AND LOCKER MANUFACTURING. Organizations: A.J. PETERSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CARLETON E. NICHOLS, MR (CONTACT/OWNER)
MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (444 GREEN STREET in GARDNER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9045, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9045, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Alternative names: MT. WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MT. WACHUSETT COMMUN, SOUTHBRIDGE POWER AN, SOUTHBRIDGE POWER AND THERMAL
ELM ST SCHOOL (160 ELM STREET in GARDNER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-103001 CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: GARDNER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ELM STREET SCHOOL
MODERN CONTRACT FURNITURE INC (424 MAIN STREET in GARDNER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED; WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE Business NAICS classification: NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: HERBERT ROSE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BENT GEORGE B CO INC, CONROY ASSOCIATES
NEW ENGLAND PEPTIDE LLC (65 ZUB LN in GARDNER, MA)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MAR000509612, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Organizations: NEW ENGLAND PEPTIDE INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PATRIOT ENTERPRISE TRUST CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NEW ENGLAND PEPTIDE INC
NEW ENGLAND WOODEN WARE (75 LOGAN ST in GARDNER, 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: CORRUGATED AND SOLID FIBER BOXES Organizations: E MURDOCK INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NEW ENG WOODEN WARE
C&W FABRICATORS (35 WILKINS RD. in GARDNER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL Business NAICS classification: PLATE WORK MANUFACTURING.
KIRK EASTERN STEEL TUBING (79 WILKINS RD in GARDNER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) 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: STEEL PIPE AND TUBES; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS Organizations: KE TUBE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: KE TUBE INC, KE TUBE INC D/B/A KIRK EASTERN CO
COLLIER KEYWORTH CO (1 TUTTLE PL in GARDNER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: HARDWARE Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; GAME, TOY, AND CHILDREN'S VEHICLE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: COLLIER KEYWORTH COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, R A KEYWORTH (CONTACT/OWNER)
ANDERSON WOODTURNING (134 CHELSEA STREET in GARDNER, 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: MILLWORK Alternative names: ANDERSSON WOODTURNIN
ANDREU WORLD AMERICA, LLC (14 LEAMY STREET in GARDNER, MA)
AIR MINOR (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)) - notification Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERED Organizations: FONTAINE BROTHERS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: FONTAINE BROTHERS
MILLERS GARAGE (207 EAST BROADWAY in GARDNER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: SUN OIL CO OF PENN (CONTACT/OWNER)
, RONALD MILLER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MILLERS GARAGE SUNOCO SERVICE STATION, SUNOCO SERVICE STA
N CENTRAL CORRECTION INSTITUTE (500 COLONY ROAD in GARDNER, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC 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: CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS Organizations: COMMONWEALTH OF MASS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: N C C I GARDNER IND, NO CENTRAL CORR INST, NORTH CENTRAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 01440:
Super 8 Motel, 22 Pearson Blvd, Gardner, MA 01440 , Phone: (978) 630-2888, Fax: (978) 630-1716
Colonial Hotel By Clarion, 625 Betty Spring Rd, Gardner, MA 01440 , Phone: (888) 214-4991, Fax: (978) 632-0913
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
Utility gas (11%)
Electricity (9%)
Wood (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 20,125. Population change in the 1990s: +1,005 (+5.0%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,998
Northeast: 1,742
Midwest: 260
South: 743
West: 376
58% of the 01440 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% 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): 456
Here:
20.3%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 509
Here:
28.3%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 439
Here:
35.0%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (GARDNER, MA):
GSH INTELLIGENT INTEGRATED SYS (246 SUFFOLK LANE; small business) : $231,660 in 6 contractsfrom 1999 to 2002
Contracts for ADP Components, ADPE System Configuration by Navy, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $146,400; 2001: $0; 2002: $32,610; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$66,720 with Navy for ADP Components. Signed on 2000-07-21. Completion date: 2000-08-30.
$43,200, same as above.Signed on 2000-04-25. Completion date: 2000-06-15.
$36,480, same as above.Signed on 2000-03-14. Completion date: 2000-04-07.
$32,610 with Air Force for ADPE System Configuration. Signed on 2002-09-12. Completion date: 2002-10-11.
ADVANCED CABLE TIES INC (245 SUFFOLK LANE; small business) : $19,723 in 2 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$17,079 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-11-22.
$2,644, same as above.Signed on 2006-02-13. Completion date: 2006-03-15.
MACK PROTOTYPE INC (424 MAIN ST; small business) : $16,270 in 3 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
$8,550 with Navy for ADP Components. Signed on 2003-03-31. Completion date: 2003-05-16.
$4,300 with Navy for Plastics Fabricated Materials. Signed on 2005-11-09. Completion date: 2005-12-02.
$3,420 with Navy for Plastics Fabricated Materials. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2003-08-13. Completion date: 2003-09-27.
PARKER GLASS CONTRACTING, LLC (441 CHESTNUT ST; small business) : $16,080 in 2 contractsfrom 2002 to 2003
$8,580 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-03. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$7,500, same as above.Signed on 2003-05-28. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
BIOMEDICAL POLYMERS INC (42 LINUS ALLAIN AVE)
$15,777 with Navy for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
SALVADORE AUTO BODY (431 W BROADWAY)
$3,562 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2005-03-02.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 10-19: 1)