04473 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Orono, ME Penobscot County, ME Zip code population (2000): 9,112 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 9,414 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 04473 Houses and condos: 2,899 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,407 % of renters here:   52% State:   28% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 04473: 98.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 18.2 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 517 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.6% ($2,232) Maine:   1.9% ($1,417) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 4,613   (50.6%) Females: 4,499   (49.4%) Recent posts about zip code 04473 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Moving to Maine for a few strange reasons...  (66 replies) Maine's Own Off-Topic Thread - Pt. 3  (2000 replies) Found a interesting article on Maine taxes  (55 replies) Best Restaurant in your Maine town?  (154 replies) Possible move to Bangor......  (53 replies) Winter family fun in maine  (70 replies) Urban population: 8,138 Rural population: 974 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $201,756 04473:   $201,756 Maine:   $176,000 According to our research of public records there were 8 registered sex offenders living in 04473 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   22.3 years Maine median age:   38.6 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.2 people Maine:   2.4 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04473, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,999 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $44,999 State:   $42,606 Salary/wage: $38,913 (reported on 83.4% of returns) Here:   $38,913 State:   $36,376 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.0% for AGIs below $10k, 83.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.8% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,567 (reported on 51.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,567 Maine:   $1,367 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $4,234 (reported on 33.0% of returns) Here:   $4,234 State:   $3,533 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$6,886 (reported on 25.6% of returns) Here:   +$6,886 State:   +$11,433 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$11,118 (reported on 14.5% of returns) Here:   +$11,118 State:   +$10,755 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,163 (reported on 3.2% of returns) 04473:   $3,163 Maine:   $3,014 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $8,848 (reported on 1.3% of returns) Here:   $8,848 Maine:   $12,886 Total itemized deductions: $17,335 (1% of AGI, reported on 35.3% of returns) Here:   $17,335 State:   $18,231 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,554 (3.7% of AGI, reported on 29.3% of returns) Here:   $3,554 Maine:   $2,466 Here:   3.7% of AGI State:   2.8% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $6,730 (reported on 76.3% of returns) 04473:   $6,730 State:   $6,047 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,364 (reported on 9.0% of returns) Here:   $1,364 State:   $1,520 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 43.1% Here:   43% State:   53% (% for various income ranges: 25.9% for AGIs below $10k, 39.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 47.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.9% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$37,729
Maine:	$45,888

Nearest zip codes: 04468, 04411, 04461, 04412, 04401, 04428.
Orono Zip Code Map

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	48.0%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

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 04473 with a mortgage: 716 (77 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 304

This zip code:	27.3%
Whole state:	12.0%

This zip code:	14.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Here:	6.8
State:	5.9

Here:	3.6
State:	4.1

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 04473: Somerset Hall (A), Hilltop Commons (B), South Annex A (C), South Annex B (D), South Annex C (E), Neville Hall (F), Corbett Hall (G), Estabrooke Hall (H), Cutler Health Center (I), McKay Archeological Laboratory (J), South Stevens Hall (K), Dunn Hall (L), Cyrus Pavilion Theatre (M), Hudson Museum (N), Page Farm and Home Museum (O), Aubert Hall (P), Oxford Hall (Q), Colvin Hall (R), Carnegie Hall (S), Murray Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in zip code 04473: Orono Main Street Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 04473: Less than $10,000: 15 $10,000 to $14,999: 8 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 13 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $35,000 to $39,999: 6 $40,000 to $49,999: 15 $60,000 to $69,999: 3 $70,000 to $79,999: 6 $80,000 to $89,999: 6 $90,000 to $99,999: 32 $100,000 to $124,999: 103 $125,000 to $149,999: 94 $150,000 to $174,999: 190 $175,000 to $199,999: 142 $200,000 to $249,999: 260 $250,000 to $299,999: 149 $300,000 to $399,999: 184 $400,000 to $499,999: 55 $500,000 to $749,999: 16 $750,000 to $999,999: 5 $1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 04473: Less than $100: 13 $100 to $149: 75 $150 to $199: 75 $200 to $249: 25 $250 to $299: 61 $300 to $349: 18 $350 to $399: 52 $400 to $449: 86 $450 to $499: 94 $500 to $549: 156 $550 to $599: 137 $600 to $649: 75 $650 to $699: 102 $700 to $749: 98 $750 to $799: 76 $800 to $899: 72 $900 to $999: 96 $1,250 to $1,499: 36 No cash rent: 34

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $69,242.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $201,382
• Asian householders: $225,459

04473:	$204,872
Maine:	$176,000

Detached houses: $232,136

Here:	$232,136
State:	$240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $229,139

Here:	$229,139
State:	$259,290

In 2-unit structures: $185,183

Here:	$185,183
State:	$237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $327,387

Here:	$327,387
State:	$258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,395,978

Here:	$1,395,978
State:	$254,084

Mobile homes: $25,137

Here:	$25,137
State:	$42,332

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,382
• One, attached: 119
• Two: 287
• 3 or 4: 415
• 5 to 9: 259
• 10 to 19: 168
• 20 to 49: 136
• 50 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 117

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,636 (60%) Carpooled: 496 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 46 (1%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 21 (0%) Walked: 1,014 (23%) Other means: 6 (0%) Worked at home: 180 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 440 5 to 9 minutes: 1189 10 to 14 minutes: 883 15 to 19 minutes: 818 20 to 24 minutes: 345 25 to 29 minutes: 120 30 to 34 minutes: 115 35 to 39 minutes: 16 40 to 44 minutes: 50 45 to 59 minutes: 87 60 to 89 minutes: 92 90 or more minutes: 79

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.5%

Household type by relationship
Households: 5,995

• In family households: 3,815 (913 male householders, 413 female householders)

  982 spouses, 1,260 children (1,171 natural, 25 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 45 other relatives, 121 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,180 (638 male householders (348 living alone)), 734 female householders (500 living alone)), 808 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,117 (103 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 657 2-persons, 304 3-persons, 243 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 848 1-person, 339 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 18 5-persons.

699 married couples with children.
303 single-parent households (77 men, 226 women).

91.0% of residents of 04473 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 21% well, 9% not well).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 9% well, 7% not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% very well, 34% well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (53% very well, 48% well).

Foreign born population: 579 (6.4%)
(39.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	6.4%
Whole state:	2.9%

First ancestries reported:

English: 1003

Irish: 991

French (except Basque): 775

Other groups: 691

United States or American: 634

German: 495

French Canadian: 426

Italian: 391

Scottish: 286

Scotch-Irish: 211

Polish: 171

European: 97

Canadian: 89

Swedish: 86

Norwegian: 83

Arab:: 82

Greek: 82

British: 76

Dutch: 59

Portuguese: 48

Subsaharan African:: 42

Ukrainian: 40

Swiss: 32

Other Arab: 31

Danish: 31

Finnish: 28

Acadian/Cajun: 27

Lebanese: 24

Arab/Arabic: 23

Lithuanian: 22

Eastern European: 21

Czech: 14

Celtic: 12

Hungarian: 12

Russian: 12

Scandinavian: 12

African: 12

Belgian: 11

Bulgarian: 10

Austrian: 9

South African: 9

Cape Verdean: 8

Kenyan: 8

Latvian: 8

Iranian: 7

Guyanese: 7

Armenian: 7

Romanian: 6

Welsh: 5

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Moroccan: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ORONO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY (60 BROADWAY EXTENSION in ORONO, ME)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: ORONO, TOWN OF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: ORONO W P C F, TOWN OF, ORONO WWTP, TOWN OF ORONO W P C F

• ORONO DPW (98 PENOBSCOT ST in ORONO, ME)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ORONO FIRE DEPT (63 MAIN ST in ORONO, ME)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ORONO ME SCHOOL DEPT GARAGE (GOODRIDGE DR in ORONO, ME)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ORONO-VEAZIE WATER DISTRICT (BENNOCH ROAD in ORONO, ME)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-ME0091210 1775, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-ME0091210 1776, SDWIS-ME0091210 1777, SDWIS-ME0091210 1778,
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  

• ASA C ADAMS SCHOOL (10 GOODRIDGE DRIVE in ORONO, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32401
  Organizations: ORONO SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ORONO HIGH SCHOOL (14 GOODRIDGE DRIVE in ORONO, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32404
  Organizations: ORONO SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ORONO MIDDLE SCHOOL (14 GOODRIDGE DRIVE in ORONO, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32405
  Organizations: ORONO SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DYSARTS TRAVEL STOP (STILLWATER AVE & GODFREY RD in ORONO, ME)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2000-0176, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• STRIAR TEXTILE MILL (AYERS ISLAND AVENUE in ORONO, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, WOOL (INCLUDING DYEING AND FINISHING); TEXTILE GOODS
  Alternative names: STRIAR BROTHERS TEXTILES, STRIAR BROTHERS TEXTILES MILL

• GOLD STAR CLEANERS (ORONO) (UNIVERSITY MALL in ORONO, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  

• HILLSON CLEANERS (18 MILL STREET in ORONO, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  

• IRVING ORONO MAINWAY (2 STILLWATER AVE in ORONO, 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)
  

• Best Western Black Bear Inn, 4 Godfrey Dr, Orono, ME 04473, Phone: (207) 866-7120, Fax: (207) 866-7433
• Link View Motel, 377 Main St, Orono, ME 04473, Phone: (207) 866-7020

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,796

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

• This state: 5479
• Northeast: 1906
• Midwest: 284
• South: 428
• West: 320

32% of the 04473 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Maine.

Population in 1990: 10,484. Population change in the 1990s: -1,372 (-13.1%).

Here:	5.8%
Maine:	6.9%

Here:	6.9%
Maine:	8.9%

Here:	4.7%
Maine:	28.3%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ORONO, ME):

• SENSOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMEN (17 GODFREY DRIVE; small business): $18,934,425 in 50 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Defense -- Advanced Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Services -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), and more by Navy, Army, ENERGY, Department of
  Signed by year: 2000: $842,000; 2001: $5,112,457; 2002: $2,286,881; 2003: $1,908,157; 2004: $5,022,173; 2005: $79,767; 2006: $3,442,990.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $3,675,055 with Navy for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2001-01-23. Completion date: 2002-04-22.
  $2,286,881 with Navy for Other Defense -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-09-24. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
  $1,799,999, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-23. Completion date: 2005-07-22.
  $1,719,999, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-20. Completion date: 2007-12-15.
  

• MAIN SECURE COMPOSITES LLC (20 GODFREY DR; small business)

  $699,985 with Navy for Physical Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in MA. Signed on 2005-07-15. Completion date: 2006-03-15.

• ORONO SPECTRAL SOLUTIONS INC (20 GODFREY DRIVE; small business)

  $70,000 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-12. Completion date: 2005-12-01.

• SCICLOID, LLC (ONE AYERS ISLAND; small business): $5,000 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004

  $2,500 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2004-04-26. Completion date: 2004-05-04.
  $2,500 with Army for Vocational/Technical. Signed on 2003-10-23. Completion date: 2003-10-24.
  

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (250-499: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)

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