Housing units in zip code 01730 with a mortgage: 2,666 (271 second mortgage, 708 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,047
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,860
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $857
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
9.8%
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 01730: Boston MedFlight (A), Bedford Fire Department (B), Academic Research Division Library Middlesex Community College (C), Deparment of Veterans Affairs Medical Library (D), Bedford Free Public Library (E), Job Lane Museum (F), Middlesex Community College Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01730 include: Immanuel Baptist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Church of Christ (C), Zion Korean Alliance Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01730 include: Little Meadow Conservation Area (1), White Cedar Swamp Conservation Area (2), Minnie Reid Conservation Area (3), Bedford Center Historic District (4), Springs Brook Park (5), Elm Brook Conservation Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,818 married couples with children.
960 single-parent households (466 men, 494 women).
84.8% of residents of 01730 zip code speak English at home.
11.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 15% well, 8% not well, 20% not at all).
22.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (34% very well, 14% well, 40% not well, 12% not at all).
25.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% very well, 23% well, 46% not well, 5% not at all).
10.3% of residents speak other language at home (99% very well, 1% well).
Foreign born population: 1,682 (12.7%) (72.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
12.7%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
India (20%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Canada (6%)
Russia (6%)
Germany (5%)
Greece (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 181
1990 to 1999: 708
1980 to 1989: 336
Before 1980: 535
Races in zip code 01730:
White population: 11,350 Black population: 649 American Indian population: 159 Asian population: 1,262 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 972 Two or more races population: 622 Hispanic or Latino population: 385
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 2,144
Other groups: 2,040
Italian: 1,814
English: 1,226
Ugandan: 656
German: 551
American: 413
Russian: 403
Scottish: 332
European: 309
French (except Basque): 305
Polish: 301
French Canadian: 247
African: 244
Arab: 212
Eastern European: 177
Scandinavian: 167
Portuguese: 167
Ghanaian: 163
Arab: 157
Dutch: 145
Armenian: 143
British: 131
Swedish: 131
Iranian: 126
Barbadian: 111
Ukrainian: 109
Kenyan: 102
Canadian: 93
Egyptian: 91
Icelander: 87
Greek: 83
Scotch-Irish: 72
Slovene: 71
Israeli: 68
Lebanese: 67
Australian: 65
Danish: 63
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 53
Northern European: 52
Austrian: 50
Jordanian: 49
Subsaharan African: 43
Lithuanian: 42
Dutch West Indian: 41
Norwegian: 39
Welsh: 38
Slovak: 36
Brazilian: 35
Estonian: 35
Syrian: 34
Cape Verdean: 33
West Indian: 32
Turkish: 32
Czech: 31
Latvian: 31
Albanian: 29
Finnish: 28
Swiss: 25
Belgian: 23
German Russian: 19
Hungarian: 19
Other Arab: 18
Yugoslavian: 16
Haitian: 13
Jamaican: 13
Bulgarian: 9
Romanian: 6
Croatian: 5
Palestinian: 3
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MILLIPORE CORP (80 ASHBY RD in BEDFORD, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1190600, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MAD001050152, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MAD981066731, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) 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: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: MILLIPORE CORP. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MILLIPORE CORPORATION (CONTACT/REGULATORY)
Alternative names: MYKROLIS CORP.
BEDFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (9 MUDGE WAY in BEDFORD, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-023505 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: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: TOWN OF BEDFORD SCHOOL DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL, Bedford Public Schools
MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE - BEDFORD CAMPUS (591 SPRINGS RD. in BEDFORD, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9201, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9201, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
NET ATLANTIC INC CAMBRIDGE (12 OAK PARK in BEDFORD, MA)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-MA422, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICAL ASSOCIATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: N E T ATLANTIC INC CAMBRIDGE DIV, NET INC - CAMBRIDGE DIVISION, NET ATLANTIC INC CAMBRIDGE DIVISION
JOHN GLENN MIDDLE SCHOOL (99 MCMAHON AVENUE in BEDFORD, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-023305 CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: BEDFORD JUNIOR HIGH
NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE (HARTWELL ROAD in BEDFORD, MA) . Federal Facility. U.S. NAVY
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) 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 classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: EFANE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT, US DEPT OF NAVY ENGR FIELD ACTIVITY NE, US NWIRP BEDFORD
ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (2 CROSBY DRIVE in BEDFORD, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: COMPUTERVISION CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOSTON PROPERTIES, BOSTON PROPERTIES LTD PARTNERSHIP, COMPUTERVISION CORP, ESSC-A GENICOM CO
BEDFORD AUTO BODY & REPAIR INC (4 CHARLES ST in BEDFORD, 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 Organizations: GREGORY SHARPLESS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BEDFORD AUTO BODY REPAIR INC
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS (2 PRESTON COURT in BEDFORD, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS Organizations: APPLERA CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WILLIAM CALLAHAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
MYKROLIS CORP (80 ASHBY ROAD in BEDFORD, 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)) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING. Organizations: MYKROLIS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MILLIPORE CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: VERIZON MASSACHUSETTS
MILLIPORE CORPORATION (32 WIGGINS AVE. in BEDFORD, 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)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: MILLIPORE CORP. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
ECRM (205 BURLINGTON RD in BEDFORD, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: AM INTERNATIONAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
, AM INTERNATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: E C R M INC
LT ELEZER DAVIS (DAVIS RD in BEDFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-023010 Organizations: BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 01730:
Bedford Plaza Hotel, 340 Great Rd, Bedford, MA 01730 , Phone: (617) 275-6700, Fax: (866) 446-9333
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (50%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
Electricity (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 16,147. Population change in the 1990s: -3,581 (-22.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,575
Northeast: 1,947
Midwest: 684
South: 736
West: 352
68% of the 01730 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% 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): 682
Here:
28.1%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 223
Here:
24.2%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 300
Here:
33.1%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (BEDFORD, MA):
RAYTHEON COMPANY (180 HARTWELL RD) : $2,010,286,140 in 488 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Engineering Development (R&D), Guided Missile Handling and Servicing Equipment, Guided Missile Components, Guided Missiles, and moreby Missile Defense Agency, Army, Department of Defense, Air Force, and others Signed by year:2000: $4,646,000; 2001: $3,592,351; 2002: $230,084,227; 2003: $709,441,895; 2004: $545,964,927; 2005: $325,058,940; 2006: $182,567,800.
Biggest contracts:
$104,677,100 with Missile Defense Agency for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2006-01-20. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$99,724,391, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-15. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$84,719,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-11-14. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$81,827,498 with Army for Guided Missile Handling and Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2003-12-16. Completion date: 2007-02-28.
THE MITRE CORPORATION (202 BURLINGTON RD) : $1,514,526,800 in 289 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Engineering Development (R&D), Program Evaluation Services, Program Management/Support Services, Other Environmental Protection -- Engineering Development (R&D), and moreby Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Institute of Standards and Technology Signed by year:2000: $235,660,355; 2001: $151,671,208; 2002: $263,588,418; 2003: $220,455,377; 2004: $211,946,870; 2005: $174,934,838; 2006: $189,760,235.
Biggest contracts:
$69,762,382 with Air Force for Other Research and Development -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-12-24. Completion date: 2004-10-03.
$58,757,766, same as above.Signed on 2006-02-01. Completion date: 2006-10-01.
$47,448,850, same as above.Signed on 2000-01-26. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$47,047,983, same as above.Signed on 2003-11-19. Completion date: 2004-10-03.
PARADIGM TECHNOLOGIES INC (3 PRESTON COURT; small business) : $30,311,701 in 138 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.), Other Special Studies and Analyses, Program Management/Support Services, Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), and moreby Air Force, Army, Office of Policy, Management and Budget/Chief Financial Officer, Federal Technology Service, and others Signed by year:2000: $4,685,565; 2001: $5,306,761; 2002: $4,253,955; 2003: $4,423,332; 2004: $4,777,621; 2005: $4,485,542; 2006: $1,434,274.
Biggest contracts:
$2,629,533 with Air Force for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2003-03-27. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$2,362,227, same as above.Signed on 2001-03-30. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
$1,872,279, same as above.Signed on 2000-03-20. Completion date: 2001-03-31.
$1,854,324, same as above.Signed on 2002-03-29. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
Q-PEAK, INC (135 SOUTH ROAD; small business) : $9,527,625 in 83 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Weapons -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Management and Support (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), and moreby Air Force, Army, Navy, NASA, and others Signed by year:2000: $1,614,204; 2001: $1,292,358; 2002: $2,719,959; 2003: $972,148; 2004: $599,041; 2005: $1,041,950; 2006: $930,965.
Biggest contracts:
$375,000 with Air Force for Weapons -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2006-02-14. Completion date: 2007-05-14.
$375,000 with Air Force for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-02-25. Completion date: 2004-06-01.
$374,669 with Air Force for Other Research and Development -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2000-04-12. Completion date: 2002-03-24.
$364,825 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-08-01. Completion date: 2003-07-31.
DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES INC (35 WIGGINS AVE; small business) : $6,397,721 in 34 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Radar Equipment, Except Airborne, Defense Aircraft -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D), Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D), and moreby Navy, Army, NASA, Air Force, and others Signed by year:2000: $590,619; 2001: $1,062,095; 2002: $616,472; 2003: $1,748,471; 2004: $1,216,830; 2005: $292,118; 2006: $579,757.
Biggest contracts:
$843,840 with Navy for Radar Equipment, Except Airborne. Signed on 2004-02-27. Completion date: 2003-04-28.
$628,606, same as above.Signed on 2003-02-13. Completion date: 2003-04-28.
$413,453 with Army for Defense Aircraft -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-02-11. Completion date: 2005-02-10.
$402,419 with Army for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2006-02-13. Completion date: 2008-02-16.
SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT CORPO (180 HANSCOM DR)
$3,825,348 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2005-04-19. Completion date: 2009-03-31.
OPTRON SYSTEMS INC (3 PRESTON CT; small business) : $3,681,288 in 19 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D), Weapons -- Basic Research (R&D), Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), and moreby Air Force, Army, NASA Signed by year:2000: $1,317,901; 2001: $613,713; 2002: $0; 2003: $199,987; 2004: $749,920; 2005: $199,896; 2006: $400,000.
Biggest contracts:
$749,968 with Air Force for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2000-08-31. Completion date: 2002-08-31.
$749,920 with Air Force for Weapons -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-07-19. Completion date: 2006-10-16.
$400,000 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2006-06-19. Completion date: 2008-07-31.
$364,998 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Taking place in VA. Signed on 2001-05-11. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
INTERSENSE INCORPORATED (36 CROSBY DRIVE, SUITE 150; small business) : $2,786,084 in 33 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Management and Support (R&D), Other Defense -- Engineering Development (R&D), Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), Services -- Basic Research (R&D), and moreby Army, Navy, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $594,592; 2001: $673,906; 2002: $268,800; 2003: $217,724; 2004: $515,995; 2005: $435,067; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$387,262 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2004-11-23. Completion date: 2006-11-22.
$342,657, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-13. Completion date: 2006-11-22.
$250,000 with Navy for Other Defense -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2000-03-24. Completion date: 2002-03-25.
$195,747 with Navy for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2001-11-30.
MERCURY AIR GROUP INC (180 HANSCOM DRIVE)
$2,267,720 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2002-04-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
MARATECH ENGINEERING SERVICES (19 CROSBY DRIVE, SUITE 330; small business) : $2,209,817 in 24 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Hardware, Commercial, ADP Facility Operation and Maintenance Services, Program Management/Support Services by Air Force Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $588,000; 2003: $200,000; 2004: $0; 2005: $1,039,130; 2006: $382,687.
Biggest contracts:
$445,000 with Air Force for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-07-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$288,000 with Air Force for ADP Facility Operation and Maintenance Services. Signed on 2002-06-10. Completion date: 2003-05-03.
$208,400 with Air Force for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2006-09-19.
$202,500, same as above.Signed on 2005-03-18. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (over 1000: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 4, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (over 1000: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (500-999: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)