No gay or lesbian households reported Housing units in zip code 02777 with a mortgage: 3,381 (190 second mortgage, 984 home equity loan, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,800
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,894
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $539
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
6.3%
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 02777: Touisset Country Club (A), Swansea Ambulance Corps (B), Swansea Fire Department Station 3 (C), Swansea Fire Department Station 1 (D), Swansea Fire Department Station 4 (E), Swansea Fire Department Station 2 (F), Swansea Town Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,154 married couples with children.
938 single-parent households (216 men, 722 women).
88.5% of residents of 02777 zip code speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 7% well, 26% not well).
19.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% very well, 31% well, 13% not well, 20% not at all).
8.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% very well, 18% well, 20% not well).
4.8% of residents speak other language at home (77% very well, 23% well).
Foreign born population: 1,029 (6.5%) (74.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.5%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Portugal (73%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Cambodia (4%)
Canada (3%)
Other Western Africa (2%)
Germany (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 80
1990 to 1999: 132
1980 to 1989: 203
Before 1980: 733
Races in zip code 02777:
White population: 15,084 Black population: 150 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 483 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 41 Two or more races population: 592 Hispanic or Latino population: 351
First ancestries reported:
Portuguese: 4,756
French (except Basque): 2,025
Irish: 1,521
Italian: 1,479
French Canadian: 1,074
English: 1,009
Other groups: 823
American: 560
Jamaican: 363
Polish: 284
Subsaharan African: 253
Cape Verdean: 251
German: 237
South African: 207
Cajun: 179
Norwegian: 178
Croatian: 177
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 150
Swedish: 136
Greek: 105
Haitian: 102
European: 100
Lebanese: 95
Hungarian: 93
Arab: 88
Brazilian: 74
Russian: 56
Scottish: 52
Canadian: 49
Dutch: 45
British: 43
Scotch-Irish: 41
Austrian: 40
Welsh: 37
Armenian: 36
Lithuanian: 32
Danish: 17
Czech: 16
Ukrainian: 13
Finnish: 11
Scandinavian: 10
Syrian: 10
Slovak: 9
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ELIZABETH S BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (29 GARDNERS NECK ROAD in SWANSEA, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-292006 CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: SWANSEA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: E.S. BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SWANSEA BROWN ELEM, SWANSEA BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOSEPH CASE JR HIGH (195 MAIN STREET in SWANSEA, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-292305 Organizations: SWANSEA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
JOSEPH G LUTHER (100 PEARSE RD in SWANSEA, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-292020 Organizations: SWANSEA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MARK G HOYLE ELEM (70 COMMUNITY LANE in SWANSEA, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-292017 Organizations: SWANSEA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
7 ELEVEN INC (651 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC HIGHWAY in SWANSEA, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER SPECIALTY FOOD STORES. Organizations: 7-ELEVEN INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DEEJAY HOLDINGS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: 7 ELEVEN # 33310
BAKER TRACTOR CORP (190 GAR HWY in SWANSEA, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: F T CHADWICK (CONTACT/OWNER)
BAKER TRACTOR CORP (2283 GRAND ARMY HWY in SWANSEA, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: F T CHADWICK (CONTACT/OWNER)
KENNYS CLASSIC (158 LUTHER AVE in SWANSEA, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: KENNETH E BELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
L S INDUSTRIES,INC (718 G.A.R. HWY in SWANSEA, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
ACCULASER INCORPORATED (1658 GAR HIGHWAY in SWANSEA, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: MOLDED, EXTRUDED, AND LATHE-CUT MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS Alternative names: ACCULASAR INC
ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION CO (CUMMINGS RD in SWANSEA, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DUKE ENERGY CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A G T VALVE #G222, AGT VALVE #G222, ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION CO VALVE #G222
MCLEODS SWANSEA TEXACO INC (737 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC HIGHWAY in SWANSEA, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: SWANSEA MOBIL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MCLEODS SWANSEA MOBIL INC
MIDAS MUFFLER (575 GRAND ARMY REPUBLIC HWY in SWANSEA, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: JAMES TORRES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 02777:
Swansea Motor Inn, 999 Gar Hwy, Swansea, MA 02777 , Phone: (508) 675-7700
Holiday Inn Express Swansea, 1400 G A R Hwy - Rt 6, Swansea, MA 02777 , Phone: (508) 672-6857, Fax: (508) 675-8795
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (52%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 15,865. Population change in the 1990s: +114 (+0.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,285
Northeast: 2,812
Midwest: 196
South: 199
West: 104
71% of the 02777 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% 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): 920
Here:
39.7%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 180
Here:
17.5%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 208
Here:
25.2%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ISOTEK CORPORATION (1199 G A R HIGHWAY in SWANSEA, MA; small business) : $318,957 in 5 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers, Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $43,854; 2003: $202,500; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $72,603.
Biggest contracts:
$202,500 with Army for Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers. Signed on 2003-02-27. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
$43,854 with Army for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2002-12-04. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$42,315, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-04. Completion date: 2006-12-31.
$28,300, same as above.Signed on 2006-03-27. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: