Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,196
| This zip code: | $35,196 | | Maine: | $45,888 |
Nearest zip codes: 04740, 04750, 04769, 04736, 04787, 04758.
Housing units in zip code 04742 with a mortgage: 401 (20 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 337
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $881
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $366
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 18.1% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04742: Morrow Road (A), Murphy Road (B), East Road (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in zip code 04742: Emmanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Riverside Cemetery (1), Harvey Hill Cemetery (2), Walton Cemetery (3), Old Catholic Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Bishop Pond (A), Tuttle Pond (B), Page Pond (C), Nadeau Pond (D), Fisher Lake (E), Fischer Lake (F), Libby Brook Pond (G), Pattee Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Conant Brook (A), Coloney Brook (B), Amsden Brook (C), Gray Brook (D), Goodrich Brook (E), Ginn Brook (F), Hacker Brook (G), Everett Brook (H), Noyes Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Fort Fairfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 27
- 1995 to 1998: 67
- 1990 to 1994: 43
- 1980 to 1989: 130
- 1970 to 1979: 188
- 1960 to 1969: 124
- 1950 to 1959: 201
- 1940 to 1949: 232
- 1939 or earlier: 642
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Fairfield, ME (04742): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 62
- 2 bedrooms: 231
- 3 bedrooms: 397
- 4 bedrooms: 246
- 5 or more bedrooms: 123
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 165
- 2 bedrooms: 113
- 3 bedrooms: 125
- 4 bedrooms: 53
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 04742 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 36
- 1 vehicle: 308
- 2 vehicles: 486
- 3 vehicles: 156
- 4 vehicles: 44
- 5 or more vehicles: 29
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 92
- 1 vehicle: 276
- 2 vehicles: 72
- 3 vehicles: 24
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 04742:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 16
- $30,000 to $34,999: 29
- $35,000 to $39,999: 14
- $40,000 to $49,999: 27
- $50,000 to $59,999: 72
- $60,000 to $69,999: 55
- $70,000 to $79,999: 71
- $80,000 to $89,999: 90
- $90,000 to $99,999: 85
- $100,000 to $124,999: 195
- $125,000 to $149,999: 150
- $150,000 to $174,999: 90
- $175,000 to $199,999: 41
- $200,000 to $249,999: 53
- $250,000 to $299,999: 27
- $300,000 to $399,999: 38
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 04742:
- Less than $100: 56
- $100 to $149: 38
- $150 to $199: 10
- $200 to $249: 31
- $250 to $299: 24
- $300 to $349: 16
- $350 to $399: 20
- $400 to $449: 24
- $450 to $499: 11
- $500 to $549: 12
- $800 to $899: 33
- No cash rent: 50
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $128,780.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,690
- Black or African American householders: $102,651
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,239 (it was $56,600 in 2000)
| 04742: | $105,239 | | Maine: | $176,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,691 - $136,459
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $125,168| Here: | $125,168 | | State: | $240,738 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $112,171| Here: | $112,171 | | State: | $259,290 |
In 2-unit structures: $109,129| Here: | $109,129 | | State: | $237,097 |
Mobile homes: $32,168| Here: | $32,168 | | State: | $42,332 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,140
- One, attached: 13
- Two: 68
- 3 or 4: 115
- 5 to 9: 57
- 10 to 19: 36
- 20 to 49: 73
- Mobile homes: 152

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,215 (80%)
- Carpooled: 125 (8%)
- Taxi: 18 (1%)
- Walked: 81 (5%)
- Other means: 27 (2%)
- Worked at home: 47 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 114
- 5 to 9 minutes: 269
- 10 to 14 minutes: 190
- 15 to 19 minutes: 296
- 20 to 24 minutes: 250
- 25 to 29 minutes: 77
- 30 to 34 minutes: 162
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 13
- 60 to 89 minutes: 50
- 90 or more minutes: 45
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,571
- In family households: 3,023 (824 male householders, 212 female householders)
796 spouses, 1,056 children (947 natural, 43 adopted, 66 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 other relatives, 69 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 548 (201 male householders (166 living alone)), 290 female householders (276 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 503 2-persons, 212 3-persons, 204 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 442 1-person, 49 2-persons.
544 married couples with children.
224 single-parent households (62 men, 162 women).
91.0% of residents of 04742 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 30% well, 4% not well).
Foreign born population: 233 (6.5%)
(47.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (94%)
- Jamaica (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 36
- 1985 to 1989: 15
- 1980 to 1984: 9
- 1975 to 1979: 29
- 1970 to 1974: 15
- 1970 to 1974: 27
- 1965 to 1969: 102
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White population: 3,520
Black population: 7
American Indian population: 16
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 7
Two or more races population: 27

First ancestries reported:
|  French (except Basque): 691 |
|  English: 567 |
|  Irish: 487 |
|  United States or American: 322 |
|  French Canadian: 196 |
|  Other groups: 161 |
|  Canadian: 97 |
|  German: 91 |
|  Polish: 79 |
|  Scottish: 68 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 58 |
|  Swedish: 32 |
|  Italian: 26 |
|  Dutch: 21 |
|  Arab:: 13 |
|  Lebanese: 13 |
|  Hungarian: 9 |
|  Czech: 9 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8 |
|  Jamaican: 8 |
|  Danish: 6 |
|  Norwegian: 5 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FORT FAIRFIELD MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL (28 HIGH SCHOOL DRIVE in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-15506
Organizations: MSAD 20 FORT FAIRFIELD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: FORT FAIRFIELD HIGH / MIDDLE SCHOOL
- FORT FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (76 BRUNSWICK AVENUE in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-15507
Organizations: MSAD 20 FORT FAIRFIELD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BORALEX-FORT FAIRFIELD (CHENEY GROVE ROAD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: BORALEX FORT FAIRFIELD INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AROOSTOCK VALLEY ELECTRIC CO INC, AROOSTOOK VALLEY ELECTRIC COMPANY, BORALEX WOOD-RESIDUE THERMAL POWER STATION, FAIRFIELD ENERGY VENTURE L P, FPL, ENERGY AVEC.LLC
- ATLANTIC CUSTOM PROCESSORS L L C (87 HIGH STREET in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FROZEN FRUITS, FRUIT JUICES, AND VEGETABLES
Alternative names: ATLANTIC CUSTOM PREPROCESSORS
- NADEAU POND RESTORATION PROJECT (NADEAU POND in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Alternative names: ME INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE
- AROOSTOOK STARCH, LLC (145 PRESQUE ISLE in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: FLOUR AND OTHER GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS
- IRVING FORT FAIRFIELD MAINWAY (214 MAIN STREET in FORT FAIRFIELD, 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)
- FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT (SOUTH CARIBOU ROAD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: FORT FAIRFIELD U.D. WTP, FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DIST.
- ATLANTIC CUSTOM PROCESSORS LLC (CARIBOU RD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: FROZEN FRUITS, FRUIT JUICES, AND VEGETABLES
- INTERSTATE FOOD PROCESSING (CARIBOU RD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: INTERSTATE FOOD PROCESSING COR
- KILCOLLINS FARM (354 CENTER LIMESTONE RD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- LUCERNE FARMS (CONANT ROAD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
- MICHAUD JUNKYARD (PRESQUE ISLE ROAD (STATE ROUTE 1A) in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (88%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2643
- Northeast: 277
- Midwest: 215
- South: 66
- West: 74
67% of the 04742 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 4,474. Population change in the 1990s: -895 (-20.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 2.6% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Utilities: Other Electric Power Generation (20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
7 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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