Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02540 with a mortgage: 1,829 (117 second mortgage, 529 home equity loan, 137 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,617
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,741
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $592
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
13.3%
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 02540: The Old Stone Dock (A), Falmouth Fire Department Station 4 (B), Falmouth Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (C), West Falmouth Library (D), North Falmouth Elementary School Library (E), Falmouth Townhall (F), Falmouth Historical Society (G), Saconesset Homestead and Museum (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02540 include: Wesley Church (A), Holy Cross Fathers Church (B), Saint Barnabas Church (C), Saint Patricks Church (D), Saint Thomas Chapel (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Patricks Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Methodist Cemetery (3), Old Town Cemetery (4), Crowell Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Miles Pond (A), Harbor Head (B), Fresh Pond (C), Flume Pond (D), Flax Pond (E), Crocker Pond (F), Beach Pond (G), Two Ponds (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 02540:
Less than $10,000: 111
$15,000 to $19,999: 106
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $49,999: 35
$50,000 to $59,999: 465
$90,000 to $99,999: 32
$100,000 to $124,999: 103
$125,000 to $149,999: 343
$150,000 to $174,999: 235
$175,000 to $199,999: 304
$200,000 to $249,999: 253
$250,000 to $299,999: 700
$300,000 to $399,999: 938
$400,000 to $499,999: 629
$500,000 to $749,999: 963
$750,000 to $999,999: 423
$1,000,000 or more: 325
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 02540:
Less than $100: 227
$100 to $149: 521
$150 to $199: 149
$200 to $249: 624
$250 to $299: 629
$300 to $349: 1,028
$350 to $399: 639
$400 to $449: 149
$450 to $499: 449
$500 to $549: 357
$550 to $599: 609
$600 to $649: 117
$650 to $699: 552
$700 to $749: 316
$750 to $799: 830
$800 to $899: 379
$900 to $999: 407
$1,000 to $1,249: 486
$1,250 to $1,499: 110
$1,500 to $1,999: 194
$2,000 or more: 43
No cash rent: 85
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $3,494,799.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $454,517
Black or African American householders: $464,968
Asian householders: $412,530
Some other race householders: $419,131
Two or more races householders: $353,676
Hispanic or Latino householders: $561,592
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $457,818
02540:
$457,818
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $336,486 - $587,301
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $549,770
Here:
$549,770
State:
$415,289
Townhouses or other attached units: $1,183,866
Here:
$1,183,866
State:
$352,993
In 2-unit structures: $3,192,903
Here:
$3,192,903
State:
$358,854
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,641
Here:
$281,641
State:
$307,131
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,041
One, attached: 512
Two: 487
3 or 4: 851
5 to 9: 375
10 to 19: 294
20 to 49: 460
50 or more: 855
Mobile homes: 547
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 51
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,950 (73%)
Carpooled: 468 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 125 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Railroad: 101 (3%)
Ferryboat: 25 (1%)
Motorcycle: 32 (1%)
Bicycle: 75 (2%)
Walked: 380 (9%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 483 (12%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 220
5 to 9 minutes: 892
10 to 14 minutes: 878
15 to 19 minutes: 456
20 to 24 minutes: 269
25 to 29 minutes: 143
30 to 34 minutes: 382
35 to 39 minutes: 156
40 to 44 minutes: 259
45 to 59 minutes: 363
60 to 89 minutes: 209
90 or more minutes: 307
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.8%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,342
In family households: 6,049 (1,858 male householders, 465 female householders)
2,011 spouses, 1,414 children (1,324 natural, 58 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 51 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,293 (773 male householders (663 living alone)), 1,227 female householders (1,102 living alone)), 293 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 550 (214 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,628 2-persons, 450 3-persons, 344 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 2,417 1-person, 333 2-persons
819 married couples with children.
510 single-parent households (255 men, 255 women).
91.3% of residents of 02540 zip code speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 35% well, 14% not at all).
16.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% very well, 17% well, 25% not well, 22% not at all).
12.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (14% very well, 26% well, 45% not well, 15% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (77% very well, 23% not well).
Foreign born population: 807 (8.2%) (51.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.2%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (15%)
Germany (11%)
Ireland (10%)
Canada (6%)
Greece (6%)
Portugal (5%)
Brazil (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 352
1990 to 1999: 107
1980 to 1989: 123
Before 1980: 297
Races in zip code 02540:
White population: 9,415 Black population: 395 American Indian population: 191 Asian population: 531 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 86 Two or more races population: 379 Hispanic or Latino population: 302
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 2,204
American: 1,185
English: 1,169
Other groups: 656
German: 574
Italian: 562
Portuguese: 510
French (except Basque): 303
Polish: 254
French Canadian: 201
Subsaharan African: 188
Jamaican: 176
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 175
Swedish: 171
Scottish: 165
Cape Verdean: 144
Alsatian: 139
Scotch-Irish: 132
Latvian: 130
British: 115
Canadian: 109
Russian: 108
West Indian: 102
European: 100
Czech: 97
Finnish: 76
Norwegian: 74
Icelander: 73
Northern European: 73
Greek: 73
Welsh: 71
Ethiopian: 66
Dutch: 59
Lithuanian: 57
Brazilian: 48
Danish: 45
Armenian: 45
Croatian: 41
Austrian: 38
Swiss: 38
Ukrainian: 33
Lebanese: 23
Arab: 23
Bulgarian: 20
Romanian: 19
South African: 17
Hungarian: 14
Eastern European: 14
Slovene: 14
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MORSE POND SCHOOL (323 JONES RD in FALMOUTH, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1200544, AIR PROGRAM CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: FALMOUTH MORSE POND, MORSE POND MIDDLE SCHOOL
E PAINT COMPANY INC (25 RESEARCH RD in FALMOUTH, MA)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-002350, PESTICIDES - MANUFACTURE Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
MACDOUGALLS BOATYARD (145 FALMOUTH HEIGHTS RD in FALMOUTH, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Organizations: MIZZEN MANAGEMENT INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
MULLEN-HALL (130 KATHERINE BATES in FALMOUTH, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-096020 Organizations: FALMOUTH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAWRENCE (113 LAKEVIEW AVENUE in FALMOUTH, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-096405 Organizations: FALMOUTH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ASSOCIATES OF CAPE COD INC (124 BERNARD E ST JEAN DR in FALMOUTH, 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)) Business SIC classification: IN VITRO AND IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES
AMERICAN DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS (662 MAIN ST in FALMOUTH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: RITE AID CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
ASSOC OF CAPE COD INC (704 MAIN ST in FALMOUTH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ASSOCIATES OF CAPE COD INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
AUTO ZONE 5035 (64 DAVIS STRAITS in FALMOUTH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: AUTO ZONE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AUTO ZONE 5035 A D A P INC
BUCKLEY & SCOTT (132 MAIN ST in FALMOUTH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
MIDAS MUFFLER (244 MAIN ST in FALMOUTH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JOSEPH LITCHMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC (445 SPG BARS RD AND RTE 28 in FALMOUTH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MICHAEL D DIBONA (CONTACT/OWNER)
OBSESSION BOAT SALES AND MARINE SUPPLIES (366 MENAHAUNT RD in FALMOUTH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: HARRY TURNER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 02540:
Capt Tom Lawrence House, 75 Locust St, Falmouth, MA 02540 , Phone: (508) 540-1445
Falmouth Square Inn, 40 N Main St, Falmouth, MA 02540 , Phone: (508) 457-0606, Fax: (508) 457-9694
Mariner Motel, 555 Main St, Falmouth, MA 02540 , Phone: (508) 548-1331
Holiday Inn Cape Cod, 291 Jones Rd, Falmouth, MA 02540 , Phone: (508) 540-2000
The Palmer House Inn, 81 Palmer Ave, Falmouth, MA 02540 , Phone: (508) 548-1230
Hotel Falmouth, 359 Main St, Falmouth, MA 02540 , Phone: (508) 548-3613
Red Horse Inn, 28 Falmouth Heights Rd, Falmouth, MA 02540 , Phone: (508) 548-0053, Fax: (508) 540-6563
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (43%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
Electricity (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Wood (3%)
Solar energy (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 8,588. Population change in the 1990s: +296 (+3.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,069
Northeast: 1,852
Midwest: 574
South: 373
West: 254
57% of the 02540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% 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): 1,284
Here:
69.2%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 499
Here:
57.6%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 296
Here:
36.7%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
GREENGATE APARTMENTS, INC. (GREENGATE APTS in FALMOUTH, MA; small business) : $942,252 in 31 contractsfrom 1999 to 2003
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year:2000: $164,000; 2001: $164,000; 2002: $204,864; 2003: $368,388; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$41,000 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
$41,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$41,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
$41,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
J.K. SCANLAN CO INC (19 RESEARCH RD in FALMOUTH, MA; small business) : $575,600 in 40 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $70,000; 2002: $70,000; 2003: $144,804; 2004: $36,201; 2005: $157,267; 2006: $97,328.
Biggest contracts:
$35,000 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$35,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
$35,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
$35,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
SEASCAN INC (346 GIFFORD STREET in FALMOUTH, MA; small business) : $279,817 in 15 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments, Video Recording and Reproducing Equipment, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Time Measuring Instruments, and moreby National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $31,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $64,060; 2004: $17,240; 2005: $138,117; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$77,251 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments. Signed on 2005-07-13. Completion date: 2005-10-30.
$45,200 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Video Recording and Reproducing Equipment. Taking place in WA. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-01-15.
$34,916 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-21. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$31,000 with Navy for Time Measuring Instruments. Signed on 2001-01-12. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
APPARISAL CO OF NEW ENGLAND (419 PALMER AVE STE 21 in FALMOUTH, MA; small business) : $42,500 in 4 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$18,000 with Army for Real Property Appraisals Services (SIC 6531). Signed on 2005-12-22. Completion date: 2006-02-24.
$16,000, same as above.Signed on 2006-02-15. Completion date: 2006-04-17.
$7,000, same as above.Signed on 2006-03-23. Completion date: 2006-05-12.
$1,500 with Army for Housing and Community Development Studies. Signed on 2005-10-25. Completion date: 2005-10-26.
Falmouth Lumber ( in falmouth, ma; small business) : $24,983 in 3 contractsfrom 2002 to 2003
$17,000 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2002-07-15.
$4,172 with National Park Service for Building Components, Prefabricated. Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2004-02-23.
$3,811 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2004-02-05.
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)