Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02740 with a mortgage: 5,929 (1,542 second mortgage, 1,235 home equity loan, 834 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,882
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,712
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $585
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
29.4%
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 02740: Doane Memorial Field (A), Massachusetts State Pier (B), New Bedford Community Center (C), New Bedford West Barrier Light (D), New Bedford East Barrier Light (E), Stop and Shop Center (F), New Bedford EMS (G), Stat Ambulance Service of New England (H), New Bedford City Hall (I), House of Corrections (J), New Bedford Fire Department Station 7 (K), New Bedford Fire Department Station 6 (L), New Bedford Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (M), New Bedford Free Public Library (N), Whaling Museum (O), Seamens Bethel Museum (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
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).
5,216 married couples with children.
7,715 single-parent households (1,520 men, 6,195 women).
64.5% of residents of 02740 zip code speak English at home.
34.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 15% well, 19% not well, 30% not at all).
40.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% very well, 21% well, 28% not well, 13% not at all).
7.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% very well, 42% well, 11% not well, 14% not at all).
12.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% very well, 33% well, 3% not well).
Foreign born population: 7,676 (16.9%) (57.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
16.9%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Portugal (62%)
Other Western Africa (14%)
Dominican Republic (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
El Salvador (2%)
Mexico (2%)
Brazil (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,824
1990 to 1999: 1,671
1980 to 1989: 2,221
Before 1980: 4,247
Races in zip code 02740:
White population: 31,625 Black population: 4,567 American Indian population: 1,096 Asian population: 1,198 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 2,461 Two or more races population: 3,432 Hispanic or Latino population: 8,119
First ancestries reported:
Portuguese: 14,119
Other groups: 9,045
Subsaharan African: 6,627
Cape Verdean: 6,464
Irish: 2,476
French (except Basque): 2,315
English: 2,102
Other Arab: 1,452
French Canadian: 1,107
Italian: 1,046
Nigerian: 966
American: 770
Brazilian: 707
German: 659
Polish: 638
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 626
Lebanese: 588
African: 552
Arab: 543
Canadian: 543
Scandinavian: 500
Norwegian: 450
Bahamian: 448
Swiss: 424
Serbian: 416
Greek: 373
Jamaican: 373
West Indian: 369
Albanian: 311
Iranian: 270
Swedish: 239
Russian: 236
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 232
European: 212
Haitian: 211
Lithuanian: 210
Scottish: 201
Turkish: 196
Latvian: 180
British: 175
Slovak: 152
Austrian: 140
Moroccan: 135
Armenian: 135
Welsh: 132
Eastern European: 126
Dutch: 126
Arab: 104
Cajun: 99
Scotch-Irish: 67
Finnish: 61
Belgian: 20
Maltese: 15
Ukrainian: 9
Croatian: 8
Barbadian: 5
Egyptian: 2
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02740 not listed on the city page:
JAMES B CONGDON (Students: 342; Location: 50 HEMLOCK STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
ELIZABETH CARTER BROOKS (Students: 322; Location: 212 NEMASKET STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: PK - 06)
ELLEN R HATHAWAY (Students: 315; Location: 256 COURT STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: KG - 06)
BETSEY B WINSLOW (Students: 281; Location: 561 ALLEN STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: KG - 06)
NEW BEDFORD GLOBAL LEARNING HMCS (Students: 237; Location: 455 COUNTY STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: 05 - 08)
THOMAS R RODMAN (Students: 218; Location: 497 MILL STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: KG - 06)
HORATIO A KEMPTON (Students: 174; Location: 135 SHAWMUT AVENUE, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: KG - 06)
GEORGE H DUNBAR (Students: 140; Location: 338 DARTMOUTH STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
WEST SIDE JR-SR HS (Students: 80; Location: 181 HILLMAN STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:
SCHWARTZ REHAB (Students: 20; Location: 374 ROCKDALE AVE, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: UG - UG)
Major facilities 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
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (58%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (4%)
No fuel used (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Population in 1990: 46,426. Population change in the 1990s: -3,035 (-6.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 29,219
Northeast: 2,761
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, 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): 2,218
Here:
25.2%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 779
Here:
16.9%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,182
Here:
31.3%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (NEW BEDFORD, MA):
REVERE COPPER PRODUCTS, INC (24 N FRONT ST) : $453,242 in 2 contractsin 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 contractsfrom 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)