Housing units in zip code 04856 with a mortgage: 459 (42 second mortgage, 142 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 251
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,476
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $535
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
10.1%
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 04856: Oakland Park (A), Samoset Golf Course (B), Rockport Town Landing (C), Rockport Marine (D), Rockport Historic Kiln Area (E), Rockport Boat Club (F), Meguniticook by the Sea Campground (G), Indian Island Light Station (H), North East Mobile Health Services (I), Maine Coast Artists Gallery (J), Rockport Fire Department Main Station (K), Rockport Opera House (L), Rockport Public Library (M), Town Office Number 1 (N), Town Office Number 2 (O), Rockport Fire Department West Rockport Station (P), Spite House (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 04856 include: Walker Park (1), Rockport Recreation Park (2), Rockport Marine Park (3), Rockport Historic District (4), Cramer Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
494 married couples with children.
129 single-parent households (60 men, 69 women).
93.5% of residents of 04856 zip code speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 35% well, 19% not well).
35.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
6.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% very well, 39% well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 130 (5.7%) (74.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.7%
Whole state:
3.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (47%)
United Kingdom (16%)
Other Western Europe (12%)
Germany (8%)
Cambodia (7%)
Other Northern Europe (6%)
Vietnam (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 36
1990 to 1999: 20
1980 to 1989: 44
Before 1980: 34
Races in zip code 04856:
White population: 2,179 Black population: 106 American Indian population: 20 Asian population: 97 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 47 Two or more races population: 143 Hispanic or Latino population: 87
First ancestries reported:
English: 479
Irish: 422
Other groups: 211
German: 162
American: 132
French (except Basque): 110
Scottish: 96
Russian: 80
Australian: 67
Northern European: 60
Italian: 59
Dutch: 59
Austrian: 42
Scotch-Irish: 41
European: 37
Hungarian: 32
Subsaharan African: 31
African: 31
Finnish: 26
Czechoslovakian: 22
Welsh: 22
Polish: 20
Czech: 18
French Canadian: 18
Belgian: 17
Norwegian: 17
Lithuanian: 16
Scandinavian: 16
Greek: 15
British: 15
Armenian: 14
Eastern European: 14
Romanian: 14
Swedish: 12
Canadian: 11
Portuguese: 9
Albanian: 6
Celtic: 5
Danish: 4
Swiss: 4
Ukrainian: 4
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ROCKPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (WEST ST PO BOX 9 in ROCKPORT, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-36901 Organizations: MSAD 28 CAMDEN (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CAMDEN HILLS REGIONAL H S (25 KEELSON DRIVE in ROCKPORT, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-36903 Organizations: FIVE TOWN CSD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MICROMETRICS, INC. (17CR INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD in ROCKPORT, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) 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)) Organizations: MICRO METRICS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: KNOX SEMICONDUCTOR INC
MAINE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP (2 CENTRAL ST in ROCKPORT, ME)
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 Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DAVID LYMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MAINE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS UNION HALL
PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (6 GLEN COVE DRIVE in ROCKPORT, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
DOWN EAST ENTERPRISE (ROUTE 1 in ROCKPORT, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ALLEN FERNALD (CONTACT/OWNER)
HAAS PHOTOGRAPHIC CNTR (70 CAMDEN ST in ROCKPORT, ME)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (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 TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DAVID H LYMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HAAS CENTER
ROCKPORT SNOW DUMP (101 MAIN ST in ROCKPORT, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Alternative names: ROCKPORT, TOWN OF
CAMDEN PRINTING INC (6 ROCKPORT PARK CENTER in ROCKPORT, ME)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GEORGE & KATHERINE TRIPP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
DOOBIES AUTO BODY & SERVICE (RTE 90 in ROCKPORT, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: ROBERT DOUCETTE (CONTACT/OWNER)
YANKEE STRIPPER (RTE 90 in ROCKPORT, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
ROCKPORT ELEMENTRY (WEST STREET in ROCKPORT, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL (132 CAMDEN ST in ROCKPORT, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
Wood (12%)
Electricity (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Utility gas (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 1,421. Population change in the 1990s: +1,806 (+127.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,730
Northeast: 914
Midwest: 145
South: 183
West: 129
61% of the 04856 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% 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): 186
Here:
41.2%
Maine:
8.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60
Here:
31.4%
Maine:
11.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64
Here:
39.4%
Maine:
28.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
AVOCET SYSTEMS, INC (120 UNION ST in ROCKPORT, ME; small business)
$12,985 with Navy for Circuit Breakers. Signed on 2005-02-01. Completion date: 2005-02-18.
MICRO-METRICS, INC (17 CR INDUSTRIAL WAY in ROCKPORT, ME; small business)
$12,831 with Defense Logistics Agency for Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2005-11-08. Completion date: 2006-03-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 15)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)