Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in zip code 04937 with a mortgage: 1,395 (117 second mortgage, 205 home equity loan, 203 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 556
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,086
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $382
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
12.3%
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 04937: Good Will Homes (A), Lawrence Public Library (B), L C Bates Museum (C), Kennebec Valley Technical College Media Center (D), History House (E), Fairfield Municipal Building (F), Fairfield Historical Society (G), Fairfield Fire Department Station 1 (H), Fairfield Fire Department Station 2 (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
830 married couples with children.
386 single-parent households (74 men, 312 women).
94.9% of residents of 04937 zip code speak English at home.
134.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (8% very well, 89% well, 3% not well).
229.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% very well, 1% well, 4% not well, 3% not at all).
219.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% very well, 31% well).
19.3% of residents speak other language at home (2% very well, 98% well).
Foreign born population: 121 (1.8%) (87.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.8%
Whole state:
3.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (47%)
Russia (20%)
Other Eastern Europe (12%)
Germany (11%)
Argentina (10%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 32
1990 to 1999: 17
1980 to 1989: 202
Before 1980: 157
Races in zip code 04937:
White population: 6,320 Black population: 11 American Indian population: 65 Asian population: 2,137 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 71 Some other race population: 103 Two or more races population: 97 Hispanic or Latino population: 120
First ancestries reported:
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 2,614
Haitian: 2,614
French (except Basque): 1,594
English: 1,204
American: 620
Irish: 567
Serbian: 490
Other groups: 424
German: 364
French Canadian: 330
Cajun: 326
Swedish: 296
Greek: 255
Italian: 206
Scottish: 182
Canadian: 166
African: 112
European: 81
Welsh: 70
Swiss: 58
Finnish: 52
Subsaharan African: 52
British: 48
Scandinavian: 43
Slavic: 42
Lithuanian: 41
Russian: 39
Danish: 38
Armenian: 31
Scotch-Irish: 30
Pennsylvania German: 30
Portuguese: 29
Ukrainian: 25
Lebanese: 23
Arab: 23
Ethiopian: 22
Somalian: 22
Polish: 22
Austrian: 19
Belgian: 15
Slovak: 15
Dutch: 14
Hungarian: 12
Norwegian: 12
Czechoslovakian: 9
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
LAWRENCE JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (7-9 SCHOOL STREET in FAIRFIELD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Geographic Names Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-15009 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: MSAD 49 FAIRFIELD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL, LAWRENCE JR HIGH SCH, LAWRENCE Junior HIGH SCHool, MSAD NUMBER 49
FAIRFIELD ME DPW (LAWRENCE AVE in FAIRFIELD, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9055, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9055, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
PIKE INDUSTRIES PLANT 802 (95 WESTERN AVE in FAIRFIELD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS Organizations: PIKE INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PIKE INDUSTRIES INC - FAIRFIELD, TILCON MAINE INC., TILCON MAINE INC. (BENTON), TILCON WARREN INC.
FAIRFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL (63 HIGH STREET in FAIRFIELD, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-15010 Organizations: MSAD 49 FAIRFIELD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DRAGON PRODUCTS COMPANY (ROUTE 201 in FAIRFIELD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
GOULDS PUMPS INCORPORATED (ROUTE 139 in FAIRFIELD, ME)
CUMBERLAND FARMS #1846 (197 MAIN STREET in FAIRFIELD, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CUMBERLAND FARMS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
IRVING FAIRFIELD BIG STOP (237 SKOWHEGAN RD in 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)
IRVING FAIRFIELD MAINWAY (143 MAIN STREET in 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)
KENNEBEC VALLEY COMM COLLEGE (92 WESTERN AVE in FAIRFIELD, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: JUNIOR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE TS INC (230 RTE 201 BUSINESS CENTER in FAIRFIELD, ME)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: C & K PROPERTIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 21.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%)
Wood (7%)
Electricity (6%)
Other fuel (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Coal or coke (4%)
Utility gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 6,718. Population change in the 1990s: -179 (-2.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,261
Northeast: 752
Midwest: 119
South: 157
West: 136
67% of the 04937 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% 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): 138
Here:
21.1%
Maine:
8.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 216
Here:
32.4%
Maine:
11.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 74
Here:
20.3%
Maine:
28.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
MAINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (92 WESTERN AVE in FAIRFIELD, ME)
$4,297 with Army for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2003-08-27. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1)
Construction: Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (50-99: 1)
Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99: 1)
Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)