02740 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: New Bedford, MA Bristol County, MA Zip code population (2000): 43,391 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 42,237 Zip code 02740 Apartments for Rent Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 02740 Houses and condos: 19,379 Renter-occupied apartments: 10,125 % of renters here:   57% State:   38% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 02740: 128.1 (high, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 5.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 7487 people per square mile   (high). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.3% ($1,415) Massachusetts:   1.8% ($2,336) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in New Bedford: $2,565 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in New Bedford: $2,572 (1.0%) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 20,245   (46.7%) Females: 23,146   (53.3%) Discuss zip code 02740 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users 100% urban population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $246,365 02740:   $246,365 Massachusetts:   $366,400 According to our research of public records there were 35 registered sex offenders living in 02740 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   36.8 years Massachusetts median age:   36.5 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people Massachusetts:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02740, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,776 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $33,776 State:   $62,877 Salary/wage: $30,987 (reported on 88.6% of returns) Here:   $30,987 State:   $52,969 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $10k, 83.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,107 (reported on 37.3% of returns) This zip code:   $1,107 Massachusetts:   $1,945 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,529 (reported on 13.0% of returns) Here:   $2,529 State:   $5,323 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$9,128 (reported on 9.6% of returns) Here:   +$9,128 State:   +$20,377 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.2% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$13,488 (reported on 9.6% of returns) Here:   +$13,488 State:   +$17,837 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,756 (reported on 2.0% of returns) 02740:   $2,756 Massachusetts:   $3,100 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $10,242 (reported on 0.3% of returns) Here:   $10,242 Massachusetts:   $14,516 Total itemized deductions: $15,314 (1% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns) Here:   $15,314 State:   $22,573 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $1,699 (2.3% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns) Here:   $1,699 Massachusetts:   $3,295 Here:   2.3% of AGI State:   2.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,782 (reported on 70.4% of returns) 02740:   $4,782 State:   $11,494 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.8% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 21.8% of returns) Here:   $1,700 State:   $1,518 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.0% Here:   67% State:   58% (% for various income ranges: 59.6% for AGIs below $10k, 66.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.5% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$34,261
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Nearest zip codes: 02746, 02744, 02748, 02747, 02719, 02745.
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Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	60.6%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.7%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 02740 with a mortgage: 3,257 (438 second mortgage, 317 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,623

This zip code:	21.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

This zip code:	7.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : New Bedford City - Libraries- Reference Desk (613 Pleasant Street), New England Steamship Foundation (24 7th Street), New Bedford Art Museum (608 Pleasant Street), New Bedford Museum Of Glass (46 North Water), New Bedford Fire Museum (51 Bedford Street).

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $221,108.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $248,431
• Black or African American householders: $223,174
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $190,570
• Asian householders: $233,277
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $631,409
• Some other race householders: $207,561
• Two or more races householders: $256,926
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $211,235

02740:	$246,365
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Detached houses: $270,388

Here:	$270,388
State:	$440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $261,870

Here:	$261,870
State:	$384,213

In 2-unit structures: $233,063

Here:	$233,063
State:	$414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $276,029

Here:	$276,029
State:	$431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,969

Here:	$115,969
State:	$335,381

Mobile homes: $137,500

Here:	$137,500
State:	$71,966

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,763
• One, attached: 724
• Two: 4,341
• 3 or 4: 5,126
• 5 to 9: 1,272
• 10 to 19: 438
• 20 to 49: 347
• 50 or more: 1,361
• Mobile homes: 22

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,474 (73%) Carpooled: 2,682 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 413 (2%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Ferryboat: 14 (0%) Taxi: 177 (1%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 66 (0%) Walked: 868 (5%) Other means: 183 (1%) Worked at home: 284 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 719 5 to 9 minutes: 2567 10 to 14 minutes: 4101 15 to 19 minutes: 3341 20 to 24 minutes: 1899 25 to 29 minutes: 488 30 to 34 minutes: 1142 35 to 39 minutes: 236 40 to 44 minutes: 341 45 to 59 minutes: 702 60 to 89 minutes: 908 90 or more minutes: 467

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.8%

Household type by relationship
Households: 41,768

• In family households: 33,661 (6,705 male householders, 4,164 female householders)

  7,004 spouses, 12,679 children (11,992 natural, 232 adopted, 455 stepchildren), 702 grandchildren, 392 brothers or sisters, 359 parents, 534 other relatives, 1,122 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,107 (2,806 male householders (2,287 living alone)), 4,104 female householders (3,678 living alone)), 1,197 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,391 (978 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,384 2-persons, 2,897 3-persons, 2,151 4-persons, 940 5-persons, 344 6-persons, 153 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,965 1-person, 775 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

4,970 married couples with children.
4,398 single-parent households (630 men, 3,768 women).

65.0% of residents of 02740 zip code speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 24% well, 19% not well, 12% not at all).
25.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 19% well, 15% not well, 7% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% very well, 42% well, 18% not well, 4% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% very well, 21% well, 6% not at all).

Foreign born population: 7,603 (17.5%)
(52.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	17.5%
Whole state:	12.2%

First ancestries reported:

Portuguese: 13324

Subsaharan African:: 5321

Other groups: 5316

Cape Verdean: 5201

Irish: 2242

English: 2126

French (except Basque): 2074

French Canadian: 1483

United States or American: 1087

Italian: 908

Polish: 765

German: 328

Arab:: 262

Lebanese: 230

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 184

Norwegian: 173

Greek: 161

Scottish: 143

West Indian: 125

Scotch-Irish: 122

Canadian: 117

Brazilian: 114

Russian: 93

African: 82

Dutch: 64

Albanian: 45

Swedish: 38

Welsh: 35

British: 32

Armenian: 29

Jamaican: 25

Kenyan: 23

Arab/Arabic: 22

European: 19

Hungarian: 19

Czech: 17

Ukrainian: 16

Scandinavian: 16

Slovak: 14

Eastern European: 13

Haitian: 12

Senegalese: 11

Lithuanian: 11

Syrian: 10

Danish: 8

Austrian: 8

Maltese: 8

Bermudan: 7

U.S. Virgin Islander: 7

Romanian: 7

Serbian: 5

Latvian: 5

Swiss: 5

Barbadian: 4

Liberian: 4

British West Indian: 4

Acadian/Cajun: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN SEAFOODS INTERNATIONAL LLC (40 HERMAN MELVILLE BLVD in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2001-0137, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
  

• NEW BEDFORD LANDFILL (1103 SHAWMUT AVENUE in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MAD980503742, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  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: NEW BEDFORD CITY OF (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CITY OF NEW BEDFORD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: NEW BEDFORD CITY OF, NEW BEDFORD CITY OF LANDFILL, NEW BEDFORD LANDFILL CITY OF

• YMCA OF NEW BEDFROD (25 SOUTH WATER ST in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
  STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1200153, AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: MEMBERSHIP SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUBS
  Organizations: YMCA OF NEW BEDFORD (CONTACT/REGULATORY)
  Alternative names: YMCA OF NEW BEDFORD

• NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL (230 HATHAWAY BLVD in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201505
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: NEW BEDFORD SCH DIST

• KEITH JR HIGH SCHOOL (70 HATHAWAY BLVD in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201405
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: NEW BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: KEITH MIDDLE SCHOOL, NEW BED KEITH JR HS, NEW BEDFORD KEITH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, NEW BEDFORD SCH DEPT

• NEW BEDFORD GLOBAL LEARNING HMCS (455 COUNTY STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-472515
  Organizations: NEW BEDFORD GLOBAL HMCS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ALFRED J GOMES (286 S SECOND STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201063
  Organizations: NEW BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NEW BEDFORD (ACUSHNET ESTUARY in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2001-0006, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-1982-0016, ICIS-01-1987-0001, ICIS-01-1993-0022, ICIS-01-1994-0002,
  Alternative names: NEW BEDFORD SITE

• BETSEY B WINSLOW (561 ALLEN STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201140
  Organizations: NEW BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ELIZABETH CARTER BROOKS (212 NEMASKET STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201015
  Organizations: NEW BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ELLEN R HATHAWAY (256 COURT STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201075
  Organizations: NEW BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• JOHN AVERY PARKER (705 COUNTY STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201115
  Organizations: NEW BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NEW BEDFORD CITY OF (HATHAWAY BLVD in NEW BEDFORD, MA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-7022, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $0

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 29219
• Northeast: 2761
• Midwest: 378
• South: 788
• West: 342

59% of the 02740 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Massachusetts.

Population in 1990: 46,426. Population change in the 1990s: -3,035 (-6.5%).

Here:	7.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	6.7%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	17.3%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (NEW BEDFORD, MA):

• REVERE COPPER PRODUCTS, INC (24 N FRONT ST): $453,242 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $256,886 with Navy for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2004-06-02. Completion date: 2004-10-20.
  $196,356, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-16. Completion date: 2004-07-30.
  

• ATLANTIC ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOL (13 HAMILTON ST; small business): $131,270 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006

  $131,270 with Army for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Signed on 2006-06-02. Completion date: 2008-06-02.
  $0 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Signed on 2005-06-14. Completion date: 2006-06-13.
  

• PARAMOUNT CORP (22 LOGAN ST)

  $92,211 with Air Force for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2005-10-28.

• R A MITCHELL CO INC (103 POPES IS; small business)

  $18,136 with Army for Generators and Generators Sets, Electrical. Signed on 2005-07-08. Completion date: 2005-09-09.

• DBJ ENTERPRISES, INC (978 GERALDINE STREET; small business)

  $6,595 with Department of Defense for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-05-15.

• LYMAN RK & ASSOC (246 UNION ST; small business)

  $2,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Real Property Appraisals Services (SIC 6531). Signed on 2003-01-02. Completion date: 2003-02-14.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 4)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (10-19: 6, 5-9: 19, 1-4: 67)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 13)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)

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