No gay or lesbian households reported Housing units in zip code 04281 with a mortgage: 821 (30 second mortgage, 244 home equity loan, 72 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 424
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,099
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $383
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
13.5%
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 04281: Paris Hills Country Club (A), Paris Public Library (B), Paris Cape Historical Society (C), Hamlin Memorial Library (D), Paris Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04281 include: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), South Paris Unitarian Universalist Church (B), South Paris Baptist Church (C), Paris Hill Bible Church (D), First Congregational Church (E), Deering Memorial United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1), Streaked Mountain Cemetery (2), Riverside Cemetery (3), Pine Grove Cemetery (4), Fairview Cemetery (5), Partridge Cemetery (6), Hillside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
427 married couples with children.
564 single-parent households (120 men, 444 women).
94.6% of residents of 04281 zip code speak English at home.
17.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 54% well).
14.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (26% very well, 8% well, 66% not well).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
4.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 90 (1.8%) (45.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.8%
Whole state:
3.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
India (23%)
Romania (16%)
Other Northern Europe (14%)
Germany (14%)
Netherlands (14%)
Philippines (14%)
Canada (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 113
1990 to 1999: 8
1980 to 1989: 51
Before 1980: 7
Races in zip code 04281:
White population: 4,780 Black population: 281 American Indian population: 98 Asian population: 240 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 16 Two or more races population: 72 Hispanic or Latino population: 300
First ancestries reported:
English: 1,098
American: 838
Irish: 380
French Canadian: 183
French (except Basque): 176
Other groups: 172
Italian: 156
German: 154
Finnish: 102
Scottish: 94
Swedish: 82
Welsh: 72
Polish: 71
Portuguese: 69
Scandinavian: 64
Scotch-Irish: 49
Danish: 46
British: 41
Belgian: 38
Dutch: 33
Canadian: 28
Norwegian: 27
Czech: 26
Lithuanian: 24
European: 23
Hungarian: 17
Greek: 15
Swiss: 14
Albanian: 14
Slovak: 8
Lebanese: 6
Arab: 6
Armenian: 5
Ukrainian: 5
Israeli: 4
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 4
Dutch West Indian: 4
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AC LAWRENCE LEATHER (PINE ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1984-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A. C. LAWRENCE LEATHER CO.,INC., LAWRENCE A C LEATHER
PARIS MANUFACTURING (WESTERN AVE in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GAMES, TOYS, AND CHILDREN'S VEHICLES, EXCEPT DOLLS AND BICYCLES Business NAICS classification: INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: PARIS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
PARIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (7 C N BROWN WAY in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: PARIS UTILITIES DISTRICT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PARIS UTILITY DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PARIS UTILITY DIST PCF, PARIS UTILITY DISTRICT
RIPLEY & FLETCHER BULK PLANT (80 MAIN ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GRANT JONES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: RIPLEY & FLETCHER CO
SUNOCO SERVICE STA 2 (110 MAIN ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: C N BROWN CO NUMBER 2 (CONTACT/OWNER)
BANCROFT CONTRACTING CORPORATION (23 PHILLIPS ROAD in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
IRVING SOUTH PARIS MAINWAY (32 MAIN STREET in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: IRVING OIL CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BESSEY MOTOR SALES INCORPORATED (209 MAIN STREET in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GENE BENNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
G & L MACHINE CORP (INDUSTRIAL PARK RTE 26 in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: G & L MACHINE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
ME MACHINE PRODUCTS CO (1 PARSONS AVE in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%)
Wood (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Electricity (6%)
No fuel used (4%)
Utility gas (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 6,054. Population change in the 1990s: -1,258 (-20.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,461
Northeast: 842
Midwest: 143
South: 115
West: 154
59% of the 04281 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% 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): 145
Here:
18.0%
Maine:
8.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 94
Here:
25.5%
Maine:
11.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 372
Here:
72.2%
Maine:
28.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
PERFECT STITCH EMROIDERY INC (191 PARK ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME; small business)
$4,690 with Army for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2004-03-29. Completion date: 2004-04-28.
GOODWIN'S MOTOR INN (191 MAIN ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME; small business)
$3,264 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2003-11-21.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: