Median household income (1999): $57,989
Estimated median household income in 2005: $67,242
| This zip code | $67,242 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 01518, 01550, 01521, 01506, 01515, 01507.
Housing units in zip code 01566 with a mortgage: 1,139 (14 second mortgage, 217 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 294
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,322
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $376
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 01566: Freeman Farm (A), J Cheney Wells Clock Gallery (B), Old Sturbridge Village Visitor Center (C), Bixby House (D), Bullard Tavern (E), Fitch House (F), Fenno House (G), Elm Street Fire House (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Walker Pond (A), Cedar Pond (B), Leadmine Pond (C), Quinebaug River Reservoir (D), Fish Pond (E), Hamant Brook Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hamant Brook (A), Cedar Brook (B), Breakneck Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Sturbridge Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 27
- 1995 to 1998: 101
- 1990 to 1994: 131
- 1980 to 1989: 697
- 1970 to 1979: 417
- 1960 to 1969: 330
- 1950 to 1959: 237
- 1940 to 1949: 140
- 1939 or earlier: 240
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sturbridge, MA (01566):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 52
- 2 bedrooms: 496
- 3 bedrooms: 814
- 4 bedrooms: 347
- 5 or more bedrooms: 92
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 99
- 2 bedrooms: 143
- 3 bedrooms: 78
- 4 bedrooms: 27
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 01566 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 24
- 1 vehicle: 550
- 2 vehicles: 889
- 3 vehicles: 204
- 4 vehicles: 112
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 18
- 1 vehicle: 166
- 2 vehicles: 137
- 3 vehicles: 33
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 01566:
- $50,000 to $59,999: 6
- $70,000 to $79,999: 8
- $80,000 to $89,999: 7
- $90,000 to $99,999: 67
- $100,000 to $124,999: 328
- $125,000 to $149,999: 375
- $150,000 to $174,999: 177
- $175,000 to $199,999: 191
- $200,000 to $249,999: 146
- $250,000 to $299,999: 88
- $300,000 to $399,999: 40
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 01566:
- $100 to $149: 7
- $200 to $249: 10
- $350 to $399: 14
- $400 to $449: 18
- $450 to $499: 51
- $500 to $549: 34
- $600 to $649: 33
- $650 to $699: 39
- $700 to $749: 34
- $750 to $799: 34
- $800 to $899: 15
- $900 to $999: 28
- $1,000 to $1,249: 7
- $1,250 to $1,499: 7
- No cash rent: 23
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $210,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $290,705
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $275,289
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,656
- One, attached: 153
- Two: 70
- 3 or 4: 33
- 5 to 9: 99
- 10 to 19: 50
- 20 to 49: 37
- 50 or more: 23
- Mobile homes: 199

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,641 (88%)
- Carpooled: 247 (8%)
- Railroad: 11 (0%)
- Walked: 17 (1%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 74 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 101
- 5 to 9 minutes: 221
- 10 to 14 minutes: 563
- 15 to 19 minutes: 219
- 20 to 24 minutes: 271
- 25 to 29 minutes: 109
- 30 to 34 minutes: 337
- 35 to 39 minutes: 138
- 40 to 44 minutes: 171
- 45 to 59 minutes: 391
- 60 to 89 minutes: 243
- 90 or more minutes: 160
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,526
- In family households: 4,852 (1,310 male householders, 304 female householders)
1,427 spouses, 1,632 children (1,575 natural, 44 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 30 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 674 (275 male householders (237 living alone)), 296 female householders (264 living alone)), 103 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 744 2-persons, 353 3-persons, 354 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 501 1-person, 53 2-persons, 17 3-persons.
1,112 married couples with children.
208 single-parent households (57 men, 151 women).
93.0% of residents of 01566 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 26% well).
Foreign born population: 199 (3.6%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (25%)
- Canada (25%)
- Italy (17%)
- Pakistan (13%)
- Other Eastern Europe (7%)
- Other South America (5%)
- Colombia (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 14
- 1990 to 1994: 50
- 1985 to 1989: 29
- 1980 to 1984: 5
- 1975 to 1979: 14
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 27
- 1965 to 1969: 55
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 922
- Italian: 701
- English: 666
- French (except Basque): 625
- French Canadian: 508
- Polish: 432
- German: 274
- Other groups: 208
- United States or American: 169
- Scottish: 114
- Scotch-Irish: 64
- Swedish: 55
- Canadian: 44
- Armenian: 36
- Scandinavian: 35
- European: 34
- Lithuanian: 33
- British: 32
- Austrian: 28
- Dutch: 27
- Arab:: 26
- Czech: 21
- Portuguese: 19
- Lebanese: 17
- Russian: 17
- Norwegian: 14
- Hungarian: 13
- Ukrainian: 11
- Finnish: 9
- Greek: 9
- Syrian: 9
- Croatian: 8
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- OFS FITEL LLC (50 HALL ROAD in STURBRIDGE, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
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
Business SIC and NAICS classification: PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE
Organizations: OFS FITEL, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, FITEL* (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, LUCENT TECHNOLIGIES, SPECTRAN COMMUNICATI, SPECTRAN COMMUNICATION FIBRE TECHNOLOGY
- BURGESS ELEM SCHOOL (45 BURGESS SCHOOL RD in STURBRIDGE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-287005
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: STURBRIDGE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: BURGESS ELEMENTARY
- WHEELABRATOR CPC (441 MAIN STREET in STURBRIDGE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS)
Business NAICS classification: PLATE WORK MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: WHEELABRATOR-FRYE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CPC ENGineering CORPoration, WHEELABRATOR C P C, WHEELABRATOR ENG. SY, WHEELABRATOR ENG SYS
- STURBRIDGE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY (OLD NEW BOSTON ROAD in STURBRIDGE, MA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: ENVIROTECH OPERATING SERVICES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TOWN OF STURBRIDGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: STURBRIDGE W P C F
- SOUTHBRIDGE SHEET METAL WORKS INC (441 MAIN ST in STURBRIDGE, 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: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: CPC ENG. CORP., SOUTHBRIDGE SHEET METAL WORKS INC.
- G&F INDUSTRIES (709 MAIN STREET in STURBRIDGE, 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: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: JOHN ARGITIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MOBILE EXTRA MART (RT 131, MAIN ST in STURBRIDGE, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2001-0508, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- BURLE ELECTRO OPTICS (STURBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK RT 20 in STURBRIDGE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
Business NAICS classification: OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: BURLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- STURBRIDGE RECYCLING CENTER (TOWN HALL HEALTH DEPT in STURBRIDGE, MA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Organizations: CITY OF STURBRIDGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: STURBRIDGE LANDFILL & RECYCLING
- STURBRIDGE ISLE (400 ROUTE 15 in STURBRIDGE, MA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Organizations: STIRBRIDGE ISLE REALTY TRUST (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STURBRIDGE ISLE REALTY TRUST (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: STURBRIDGE ISLE REALTY TRUST
- PEGASUS GLASSWORKS INC (66 TECHNOLOGY PARK RD in STURBRIDGE, MA)
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: GLASS CONTAINERS; PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE; GLASS PRODUCTS, MADE OF PURCHASED GLASS
Organizations: PETER GRAVES (CONTACT/OWNER)
- IPG PHOTONICS (GALILEO PARK in STURBRIDGE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OTHER LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: I P G PHOTONICS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: I P G PHOTONICS
- KAITBENSKI STAN INC (110 BROOKFIELD RD in STURBRIDGE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: STANLEY KAITBENSKI (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $63,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3843
- Northeast: 1007
- Midwest: 170
- South: 176
- West: 79
63% of the 01566 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 7,001. Population change in the 1990s: -1,418 (-20.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 5.3% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49
| Here: | 14.5% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 100
| Here: | 45.0% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- ANNIE S COUNTRY KITCHEN INC (RTE 131 MAIN ST in STURBRIDGE, MA; small business): $164,238 in 10 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations, Food Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $9,683; 2005: $146,581; 2006: $7,974.
Biggest contracts:
$39,760 with Army for Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations. Signed on 2005-02-11. Completion date: 2005-02-17.
$30,818 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2005-04-15.
$22,421, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-18. Completion date: 2005-03-25.
$16,324, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-06. Completion date: 2005-08-05.
- RAYCORP (534 LEADMINE RD in STURBRIDGE, MA; small business): $12,638 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$4,362 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-06-13. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$4,188, same as above. Signed on 2004-05-04. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$4,088, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-23. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
- STURBRIDGE, TOWN OF (346 MAIN ST in STURBRIDGE, MA): $7,675 in 3 contracts in 2003
$7,832 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2003-05-02. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-01. Completion date: 2002-09-08.
$-,157, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-01. Completion date: 2002-09-08.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 3 establishments, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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