Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in zip code 04276 with a mortgage: 809 (16 second mortgage, 168 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 865
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,057
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $332
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
17.7%
Whole state:
12.6%
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 04276: Black Mountain of Maine Ski Area (A), Rumford Public Library (B), Rumford Group Home (C), Rumford Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04276 include: Virgin Memorial Chapel (A), United Methodist Church (B), Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church (C), Saint Athanasius and Saint Johns Roman Catholic Church (D), Rumford Point Congregational Church (E), Praise Assembly of God Church (F), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (G), First Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wyman Cemetery (1), Abbotts Mills Cemetery (2), Lower West Ellis Cemetery (3), Upper West Ellis Cemetery (4), Saint Johns Cemetery (5), Sunnyside Cemetery (6), East Ellis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Davis Pond (A), Joes Pond (B), Swains Pond (C), Mount Zircon Reservoir (D), Androscoggin River Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barkers Brook (A), Thurston Brook (B), Scotty Brook (C), Logan Brook (D), Wyman Brook (E), Zircon Brook (F), Split Brook (G), Ellis River (H), Meadow Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
937 married couples with children.
584 single-parent households (296 men, 288 women).
94.5% of residents of 04276 zip code speak English at home.
237.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 36% well, 1% not well).
38.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 11% well, 14% not well).
6.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% very well, 85% well, 3% not well).
Foreign born population: 103 (1.6%) (61.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.6%
Whole state:
3.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (43%)
Nicaragua (12%)
Italy (9%)
Germany (6%)
India (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Greece (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 7
1990 to 1999: 6
1980 to 1989: 103
Before 1980: 99
Races in zip code 04276:
White population: 6,035 Black population: 742 American Indian population: 16 Asian population: 314 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 933 Hispanic or Latino population: 152
First ancestries reported:
French (except Basque): 1,070
Irish: 683
English: 602
French Canadian: 557
Other groups: 528
German: 389
American: 335
Italian: 299
Slovak: 269
Scottish: 242
Norwegian: 231
Polish: 182
Swedish: 90
Lithuanian: 85
Scotch-Irish: 71
Greek: 53
Finnish: 43
Cajun: 30
Canadian: 30
Eastern European: 19
Northern European: 19
Danish: 17
European: 16
Welsh: 15
Czech: 11
Portuguese: 11
British: 8
Dutch: 8
Hungarian: 6
Austrian: 5
Russian: 2
Swiss: 1
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NEWPAGE PAPER CORP (35 HARTFORD ST. in RUMFORD, ME)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PULP MILLS; PAPER MILLS; ELECTRIC SERVICES Business NAICS classification: PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS.; PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS. Organizations: THE RUMFORD PAPER COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, RUMFORD PAPER COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MEAD OXFORD CORPORATION, MEAD PUBLISHING PAPER DIV., MEADWESTVACO OXFORD CORP., MEADWESTVACO PAPERS GROUP
RUMFORD ME DPW (MUNICIPAL GARAGE in RUMFORD, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9187, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9187, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
MOUNTAIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (799 HANCOCK STREET in RUMFORD, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-37307 Organizations: MSAD 43 MEXICO (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
RUMFORD ELEMENTARY (121 LINCOLN AVENUE in RUMFORD, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-37308 Organizations: MSAD 43 MEXICO (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
G.H. BASS & CO. (RTE 2 in RUMFORD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: MEN'S FOOTWEAR, EXCEPT ATHLETIC Organizations: CHESEBROUGH PONDS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BASS G H & CO
J A THURSTON CO (1180 ROUTE 2 in RUMFORD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS Organizations: MURRAY W THURSTON AND ROSALIE T WIGHT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: THURSTON J A CO INC, THURSTON J A CO INC
BOISE CASCADE, RUMFORD MILL (45 HARTFORD ST FL 2 in RUMFORD, ME)
AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Alternative names: BOISE CASCADE CORP.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY HIGHSCHOOL (HANCOCK ST in RUMFORD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: MT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, MOUNTAIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
RUMFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (420 FRANKLIN STREET in RUMFORD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Alternative names: RUMFORD COMM HOSPITA
RUMFORD POWER ASSOCIATES (43 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD in RUMFORD, ME)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Organizations: RUMFORD POWER ASSOCIATES, LP (OWNER/OPERATOR)
DEAD RIVER CO (33 PROSPECT ST in RUMFORD, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DEAD RIVER COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
RUMFORD FALLS HYDRO PROJECT (229 PROSPECT AVE in RUMFORD, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO THE (109 CONGRESS ST in RUMFORD, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
Wood (19%)
Electricity (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Utility gas (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 7,035. Population change in the 1990s: -287 (-4.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,497
Northeast: 656
Midwest: 70
South: 185
West: 69
64% of the 04276 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,397
Here:
88.7%
Maine:
8.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,301
Here:
73.2%
Maine:
11.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,310
Here:
70.0%
Maine:
28.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
WORLDWIDE LANGUAGE RESOURCES, (34 RIVER ST in RUMFORD, ME; small business) : $48,499,921 in 112 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Other Management Support Services, Translation and Interpreting Services(Including Sign Language), Intelligence Services, Other Administrative Support Services, and moreby Navy, Defense Intelligence Agency, Virginia Contracting Activity, Department of Defense, and others Signed by year:2000: $85,858; 2001: $2,223,263; 2002: $7,937,666; 2003: $12,464,758; 2004: $14,220,407; 2005: $8,676,180; 2006: $2,358,930.
Biggest contracts:
$4,776,280 with Navy for Other Management Support Services. Signed on 2004-01-08. Completion date: 2004-04-09.
$4,637,205 with Defense Intelligence Agency for Translation and Interpreting Services(Including Sign Language). Signed on 2004-12-12. Completion date: 2006-01-01.
$3,937,500 with Virginia Contracting Activity for Translation and Interpreting Services(Including Sign Language). Signed on 2004-01-01. Completion date: 2004-09-09.
$3,000,000 with Navy for Other Management Support Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2003-12-10.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Educational Services: Language Schools (50-99: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)