02879 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Wakefield-Peacedale, RI Washington County, RI Zip code population (2000): 18,699 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 18,868 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 02879 Houses and condos: 9,458 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,921 % of renters here:   26% State:   40% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 02879: 99.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 37.1 sq. mi. Water area: 2.0 sq. mi. Population density: 508 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.2% ($2,805) Rhode Island:   2.6% ($2,507) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 8,923   (47.7%) Females: 9,776   (52.3%) Discuss zip code 02879 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Urban population: 14,730 Rural population: 3,969 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $375,592 02879:   $375,592 Rhode Island:   $292,800 According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   39.5 years Rhode Island median age:   36.7 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people Rhode Island:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02879, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $65,090 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $65,090 State:   $51,090 Salary/wage: $53,213 (reported on 81.9% of returns) Here:   $53,213 State:   $43,690 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.3% for AGIs below $10k, 64.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,718 (reported on 61.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,718 Rhode Island:   $1,567 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $7,647 (reported on 38.2% of returns) Here:   $7,647 State:   $3,896 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$11,250 (reported on 29.5% of returns) Here:   +$11,250 State:   +$15,829 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$19,969 (reported on 18.2% of returns) Here:   +$19,969 State:   +$15,557 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,363 (reported on 3.9% of returns) 02879:   $3,363 Rhode Island:   $3,092 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $14,111 (reported on 2.2% of returns) Here:   $14,111 Rhode Island:   $14,597 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total itemized deductions: $22,266 (1% of AGI, reported on 49.8% of returns) Here:   $22,266 State:   $20,228 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.9% for AGIs below $10k, 18.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 18.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,792 (2.5% of AGI, reported on 45.8% of returns) Here:   $2,792 Rhode Island:   $2,620 Here:   2.5% of AGI State:   2.6% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $10,830 (reported on 80.3% of returns) 02879:   $10,830 State:   $8,437 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,378 (reported on 7.4% of returns) Here:   $1,378 State:   $1,659 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.5% Here:   58% State:   63% (% for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $10k, 54.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.7% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$69,248
Rhode Island:	$53,568

Nearest zip codes: 02881, 02882, 02892, 02836, 02874, 02875.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	67.4%
Whole state:	65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 02879 with a mortgage: 3,709 (359 second mortgage, 440 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,289

This zip code:	5.3%
Whole state:	12.0%

This zip code:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.2%

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Here:	4.0
State:	4.0

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 02879: Browning Beach (A), Camp Fuller (B), Camp Hoffman (C), Camp Saugatucket (D), Cards Camp (E), Carpenters Grist Mill (F), Saint Savios Boys Center (G), Perryville State Trout Hatchery (H), Robert Beverly Hale Memorial Library (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in zip code 02879 include: South County Church of Christ (A), Perryville Baptist Church (B), New Life Assembly Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Tower Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes: Lily Pond (A), Fresh Pond (B), Card Ponds (C), Cedar Swamp Pond (D), Rum Pond (E), Long Pond (F), Green Hill Pond (G), Turtle Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Genesee Brook (A), Fresh Meadow Brook (B), White Horn Brook (C), Saugatucket River (D), Smelt Brook (E), Alewife Brook (F), Browns Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in zip code 02879 include: Succotash Marsh State Management Area (1), Truston Pond National Wildlife Refuge (2), South Shore Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Willow Dell Beach (A), Roy Carpenters Beach (B), East Matunuck State Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Museum of Primitive Culture (1058 Kingstown Road Unit 5) (1), South Kingstown Town - Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1057 Kingstown Road) (2), South Kingstown Town - Libraries- Hale Robert Beverly Branch (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 283 Post Road) (3), South County Tourism Council Inc (Tower Hill Road) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 02879: Less than $10,000: 3 $10,000 to $14,999: 1 $15,000 to $19,999: 1 $20,000 to $24,999: 2 $25,000 to $29,999: 3 $30,000 to $34,999: 2 $60,000 to $69,999: 2 $70,000 to $79,999: 8 $90,000 to $99,999: 3 $100,000 to $124,999: 8 $125,000 to $149,999: 42 $150,000 to $174,999: 60 $175,000 to $199,999: 111 $200,000 to $249,999: 610 $250,000 to $299,999: 713 $300,000 to $399,999: 1,569 $400,000 to $499,999: 806 $500,000 to $749,999: 1,165 $750,000 to $999,999: 248 $1,000,000 or more: 251

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 02879: Less than $100: 26 $100 to $149: 23 $150 to $199: 45 $200 to $249: 41 $250 to $299: 56 $300 to $349: 12 $350 to $399: 24 $400 to $449: 44 $450 to $499: 19 $500 to $549: 84 $550 to $599: 64 $600 to $649: 180 $650 to $699: 208 $700 to $749: 195 $750 to $799: 183 $800 to $899: 547 $900 to $999: 159 $1,000 to $1,249: 224 $1,250 to $1,499: 207 No cash rent: 60

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $264,529.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $378,957
• Black or African American householders: $308,505
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $277,991
• Asian householders: $395,560
• Some other race householders: $364,597
• Two or more races householders: $270,587
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $352,257

02879:	$375,386
Rhode Island:	$292,800

Detached houses: $465,582

Here:	$465,582
State:	$363,749

Townhouses or other attached units: $415,174

Here:	$415,174
State:	$317,911

In 2-unit structures: $303,252

Here:	$303,252
State:	$291,227

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $467,540

Here:	$467,540
State:	$312,996

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $216,013

Here:	$216,013
State:	$224,892

Mobile homes: $97,333

Here:	$97,333
State:	$45,819

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,756
• One, attached: 209
• Two: 469
• 3 or 4: 224
• 5 to 9: 174
• 10 to 19: 187
• 20 to 49: 37
• 50 or more: 321
• Mobile homes: 137

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,751 (83%) Carpooled: 842 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Walked: 283 (3%) Other means: 48 (1%) Worked at home: 384 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 431 5 to 9 minutes: 1165 10 to 14 minutes: 1686 15 to 19 minutes: 1061 20 to 24 minutes: 877 25 to 29 minutes: 465 30 to 34 minutes: 960 35 to 39 minutes: 399 40 to 44 minutes: 495 45 to 59 minutes: 835 60 to 89 minutes: 342 90 or more minutes: 264

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.4%

Household type by relationship
Households: 18,718

• In family households: 15,653 (3,690 male householders, 1,347 female householders)

  4,007 spouses, 5,777 children (5,340 natural, 202 adopted, 235 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 145 brothers or sisters, 96 parents, 159 other relatives, 295 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,065 (1,078 male householders (817 living alone)), 1,365 female householders (1,167 living alone)), 622 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 179 (110 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,107 2-persons, 1,133 3-persons, 1,172 4-persons, 452 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,984 1-person, 342 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

3,580 married couples with children.
919 single-parent households (184 men, 735 women).

93.0% of residents of 02879 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 14% well, 14% not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 16% well, 6% not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% very well, 29% well, 16% not well, 4% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (60% very well, 40% well).

Foreign born population: 776 (4.1%)
(61.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	4.1%
Whole state:	11.4%

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3471

Italian: 2470

English: 2410

Other groups: 1283

French (except Basque): 1020

German: 921

United States or American: 755

French Canadian: 609

Polish: 527

Scottish: 425

Swedish: 376

Portuguese: 328

Scotch-Irish: 194

Russian: 123

European: 121

Lithuanian: 106

Ukrainian: 92

British: 80

Scandinavian: 70

Greek: 68

Dutch: 66

Norwegian: 64

Finnish: 54

Canadian: 53

Austrian: 44

Iranian: 37

Eastern European: 32

Arab:: 32

Slovak: 28

Welsh: 25

Hungarian: 24

Turkish: 23

Syrian: 21

Romanian: 19

Albanian: 18

Brazilian: 18

Czechoslovakian: 17

Armenian: 16

Subsaharan African:: 16

African: 16

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Jamaican: 16

Belgian: 12

Slavic: 12

Lebanese: 11

Estonian: 11

Danish: 10

Czech: 8

Swiss: 7

Latvian: 5

Northern European: 5

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BAILEY PAUL FORD WAKEFIELD (220 OLD TOWER HILL ROAD in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1996-0094, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: PAUL BAILEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• HAZARD SCHOOL (153 SCHOOL STREET in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32104
  Organizations: SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MATUNUCK SCHOOL (310 MATUNUCK BEACH ROAD in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32113
  Organizations: SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BROAD ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL (351 BROAD ROCK ROAD in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32114
  Organizations: SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• GULF OIL CORP #119951 (270 MAIN ST in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (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)) - notification
  Organizations: GULF STA/NORTHRUPS SERVICE CENTER INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CUMBERLAND FARMS (CONTACT/OWNER) , NORTHRUPS SERVICE CTR INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: NORTHRUPS SERVICE CTR INC

• CURTIS CORNER MIDDLE SCHOOL (301 CURTIS CORNER ROAD in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32110
  Organizations: SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• KINGSTON HILL ACADEMY (LILY PADS CENTER, BLDG. B in PEACE DALE, RI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32601
  Organizations: KINGSTON HILL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• A T & T COMMUNICATIONS (295 SHANNOCK RD in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• PITCHERS GARAGE (2196 POST RD in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  Organizations: DAVID F SHERMAN (CONTACT/OWNER) , STUART A SHERMAN JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• OLSON ALLAN DR (343 MAIN ST in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALLAN OLSON DMD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• A T & T GREEN HILL CABLE STATION (OLD SHANNOCK ROAD in SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AT&T LL & INT'L REVENUE CARRIERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• JACKSON & JERNICK PARTNERSHIP (162 MAIN ST in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• FITZGERALD JOSEPH (143 MAIN ST in WAKEFIELD, RI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS, MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS.
  Organizations: FRITZGERALD JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• The Admiral Dewey Inn, 68 Matunuck BCH Rd, South Kingstown, RI 02879, Phone: (401) 783-2090
• Hampton Inn South Kingstown/Newport Area, 20 Hotel Drive, S County Commons, Wakefield, RI 02879, Phone: (401) 788-3500, Fax: (401) 788-3535

Median worth of mobile homes: $141,641

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

• This state: 12164
• Northeast: 4340
• Midwest: 585
• South: 624
• West: 293

61% of the 02879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Rhode Island.

Population in 1990: 13,422. Population change in the 1990s: +5,277 (+39.3%).

Here:	6.7%
Rhode Island:	12.6%

Here:	4.9%
Rhode Island:	12.7%

Here:	14.6%
Rhode Island:	43.8%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WAKEFIELD, RI):

• ATLANTEK, INC. (10 HIGH STREET, UNIT 8)

  $180,162 with Navy for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2000-09-18. Completion date: 2000-12-31.

• SHELDON D PRATT (13 SHERMAN COURT; small business): $35,230 in 15 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  Contracts for Other Special Studies and Analyses, Environmental Studies and Assessments, Animal and Fisheries Studies, Other Professional Services, and more by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $10,300; 2003: $5,310; 2004: $15,720; 2005: $3,900; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $6,840 with Army for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2004-02-04. Completion date: 2004-07-30.
  $6,840 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2004-02-04. Completion date: 2004-07-30.
  $4,600 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Environmental Studies and Assessments. Signed on 2002-06-24. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $3,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2003-03-13. Completion date: 2003-07-31.
  

• david faust (37 EAST HILL WAY; small business)

  $28,000 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Expert Witness. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-09-28. Completion date: 2005-12-31.

• WITHAM ENGINEERING (946 A TUCKERTOWN RD; small business)

  $19,105 with Navy for Other Buildings. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2003-08-12. Completion date: 2003-10-26.

• FAUCHER'S TAILORING (53 JOHNSON PL; small business): $3,400 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  $900 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $900, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $900, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-03. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  $700, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 8, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 9)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49: 3, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)

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