Housing units in zip code 06070 with a mortgage: 3,700 (335 second mortgage, 961 home equity loan, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,249
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,506
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $894
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
5.1%
Whole state:
9.7%
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 06070: Cliffside Country Club (A), Powder Forest Business Park (B), Hopmeadow Country Club (C), Massaco Plantation Historic Village (D), Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Main Station (E), Simsbury Public Library (F), Simsbury Historical Society Research Library (G), Simsbury Historical Society Building (H), Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance Association (I), Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Bushy Hill Station (J), Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Firetown Station (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Simsbury Town Shops Shopping Center (1), Tri-Town Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (2), Farmington Valley Mall Shopping Center (3), Fiddlers Green Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06070 include: Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (A), Simsbury United Methodist Church (B), First Church of Christ (C), Church of Christ (D), Covenant Presbyterian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lucy Brook (A), Owens Brook (B), Powder Mill Brook (C), Bissell Brook (D), Grimes Brook (E), Hop Brook (F), King Phillip Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06070 include: Curtis Park (1), Schultz Park (2), Simsbury State Wildlife Area (3), Talcott Mountain State Park (4), War Memorial Park (5), Stratton Brook State Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
3,661 married couples with children.
1,313 single-parent households (280 men, 1,033 women).
89.6% of residents of 06070 zip code speak English at home.
8.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% very well, 49% well, 19% not well).
14.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% very well, 29% well, 27% not well).
22.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% very well, 15% well, 58% not well, 6% not at all).
12.0% of residents speak other language at home (12% very well, 72% well, 17% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,253 (8.0%) (66.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.0%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
India (15%)
Germany (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Canada (8%)
Vietnam (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Poland (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 452
1990 to 1999: 448
1980 to 1989: 330
Before 1980: 472
Races in zip code 06070:
White population: 14,187 Black population: 380 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 1,086 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2,278 Some other race population: 129 Two or more races population: 464 Hispanic or Latino population: 333
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 2,693
Italian: 1,807
Other groups: 1,658
English: 1,495
German: 1,320
Polish: 1,094
American: 523
French (except Basque): 484
French Canadian: 361
Russian: 344
Scottish: 336
Swedish: 301
Brazilian: 282
European: 266
Iranian: 220
Ghanaian: 207
Other Arab: 207
Swiss: 202
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 178
Canadian: 174
Greek: 173
Jamaican: 156
West Indian: 134
Portuguese: 133
Ukrainian: 122
Danish: 118
Pennsylvania German: 114
Dutch: 113
Czech: 108
Norwegian: 103
Austrian: 98
Eastern European: 98
Armenian: 93
Ugandan: 90
Subsaharan African: 82
British: 81
Hungarian: 80
Albanian: 76
Croatian: 76
Lithuanian: 74
Belgian: 71
Arab: 70
Scotch-Irish: 65
Romanian: 64
African: 63
Israeli: 62
Czechoslovakian: 58
Celtic: 56
Syrian: 56
Latvian: 56
Scandinavian: 52
Iraqi: 47
Northern European: 47
Slovak: 44
Cajun: 39
Slavic: 36
South African: 36
Yugoslavian: 35
Welsh: 34
Haitian: 34
Serbian: 33
Macedonian: 31
Lebanese: 26
Finnish: 25
Turkish: 25
Estonian: 24
Slovene: 16
Australian: 15
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1996-0020, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-HQ-2001-3043, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1996-0020, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-HQ-2001-3043, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET Organizations: ENSIGN BICKFORD IND INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ENSIGN-BICKFORD
DYNO NOBEL (660 HOPMEADOW ST. in SIMSBURY, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) 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)) TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC and NAICS classification: EXPLOSIVES Organizations: THE ENSIGN-BICKFORD COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DYNO NOBEL SIMSBURY FACILITY, ENSIGN BICKFORD CO THE, THE ENSIGN-BICKFORD CO.
ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL (230 BUSHY HILL ROAD in SIMSBURY, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-CT1280051 36525, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: WALKER SCHOOL INC, ETHEL
CENTRAL SCHOOL (29 MASSACO STREET in SIMSBURY, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1 Organizations: SIMSBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HOMEBOUND (933 HOPMEADOW STREET in SIMSBURY, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88 Organizations: SIMSBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INC FILM FIBERS DIV (630 HOPMEADOW ST in SIMSBURY, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: EXPLOSIVES Business NAICS classification: UNLAMINATED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET (EXCEPT PACKAGING) MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: ENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES, INC., ENSIGN-BICKFORD IND., FILM FIBERS DIV
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE COMPANY (640 HOPMEADOW STREET in SIMSBURY, CT)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: AMMUNITION, EXCEPT FOR SMALL ARMS Business NAICS classification: SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING.; OTHER ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING. Organizations: ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COMP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ENSIGN BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE CO
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS (200 HOPMEADOW ST in SIMSBURY, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: LIFE INSURANCE Organizations: HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD INSURANCE CO., HARTFORD INSURANCE CO., simsbury association HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE
B K M (924 HOPMEADOW in SIMSBURY, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BKM OF EAST HARTFORD (CONTACT/OWNER)
ANDERS INC (77 WOLCOTT RD in SIMSBURY, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ORNAMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL METAL WORK MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
BERGENHOLTZ RESIDENCE (22 ARROWHEAD DRIVE in SIMSBURY, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Alternative names: MR. & MRS. BERGENHOLTZ, MR. & MRS. HOWARD BERGENHOLTZ
EDWIN DENTAL LABORATORIES INC (885 R HOPMEADOW ST in SIMSBURY, CT)
EXPRESS PHOTO INC (926 HOPMEADOW ST in SIMSBURY, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
Utility gas (23%)
Electricity (14%)
Wood (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
No fuel used (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 14,589. Population change in the 1990s: -243 (-1.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,777
Northeast: 4,314
Midwest: 1,024
South: 962
West: 393
62% of the 06070 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Connecticut.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 642
Here:
23.5%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 386
Here:
26.1%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 522
Here:
62.0%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (SIMSBURY, CT):
THE ENSIGN-BICKFORD COMPANY (660 HOPMEADOW STREET) : $80,075,495 in 113 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Ammunition, Demolition Materials, Guided Missile Components, Cartridge and Propellant Actuated Devices and Components, and moreby Navy, Army, Air Force, NASA, and others Signed by year:2000: $13,763,905; 2001: $30,031,686; 2002: $29,154,984; 2003: $886,540; 2004: $4,825,760; 2005: $755,786; 2006: $494,050.
Biggest contracts:
$9,843,805 with Navy for Miscellaneous Ammunition. Signed on 2001-10-25. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
$5,442,304, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-18. Completion date: 2003-08-01.
$5,251,625, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-18. Completion date: 2003-11-03.
$5,001,972, same as above.Signed on 2001-10-25. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
PHONON CORPORATION (90 WOLCOTT RD; small business) : $1,177,559 in 25 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, ADP Input/Output and Storage Devices by Army, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $138,160; 2003: $601,903; 2004: $309,283; 2005: $120,615; 2006: $7,598.
Biggest contracts:
$244,992 with Army for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2003-05-28. Completion date: 2007-12-31.
$194,670 with Army for ADP Input/Output and Storage Devices. Signed on 2003-08-14. Completion date: 2008-05-31.
$95,100 with Army for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2004-04-20. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$77,715, same as above.Signed on 2002-12-31. Completion date: 2007-12-31.
SCHOENHARDT ARCHITECTS, INC (ONE MASSACO PLACE; small business) : $1,083,103 in 11 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Administrative and Service Buildings by Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $483,832; 2002: $601,887; 2003: $30,677; 2004: $0; 2005: $-33,293; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$371,291 with Navy for Administrative and Service Buildings. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2002-12-17. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
$341,477 with Navy for Administrative and Service Buildings. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-08-24.
$162,026 with Navy for Administrative and Service Buildings. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2002-12-17. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
$142,355 with Navy for Administrative and Service Buildings. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-20.
ENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES, IN (100 GRIST MILL RD) : $542,033 in 4 contractsfrom 2000 to 2001
$327,403 with Air Force for Cartridge and Propellant Actuated Devices and Components. Signed on 2000-05-05. Completion date: 2001-02-28.
$138,403, same as above.Signed on 2001-08-20. Completion date: 2001-12-31.
$45,427, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-19. Completion date: 2001-07-31.
$30,800 with Air Force for Demolition Materials. Signed on 2001-08-21. Completion date: 2001-12-31.
SIGNATURE MARKETING (134 WESTEST ST; small business) 4 employees, $900000 revenue. Woman Owned Business: $540,304 in 260 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Jewelry, Miscellaneous Items, Athletic and Sporting Equipment by Army, Navy, Federal Supply Service, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $33,230; 2003: $131,960; 2004: $125,950; 2005: $133,991; 2006: $115,173.
Biggest contracts:
$10,284 with Army for Jewelry. Signed on 2004-07-07. Completion date: 2004-08-13.
$9,200, same as above.Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2002-12-02.
$5,798 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2006-10-07.
$4,992 with Federal Supply Service for Jewelry. Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
VEEDER-ROOT COMPANY (125 POWDER FOREST DR) : $159,876 in 3 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
$127,876 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments. Taking place in LA. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
$16,000 with Air Force for Technical Representation Services -- Fire Fighting, Rescue, and Safety Equipment; and Environmental Protection Equipment and Materials. Taking place in WA. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$16,000 with Air Force for Other Professional Services. Taking place in WA. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
SIMULATIONS, LLC (9 E TOMSTEAD RD; small business) : $149,713 in 8 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D), Engineering and Technical Services by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $19,000; 2004: $25,713; 2005: $45,000; 2006: $60,000.
Biggest contracts:
$40,000 with Army for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2006-06-22. Completion date: 2010-09-30.
$30,000, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2010-09-30.
$20,000, same as above.Signed on 2006-03-29. Completion date: 2010-09-30.
$19,713 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2004-12-16. Completion date: 2004-08-04.
SPECIALTY SAW INC (30 WOLCOTT RD; small business) : $123,587 in 15 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Cutting Tools for Machine Tools, Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Maintenance and Repair Shop Equipment by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $27,950; 2004: $18,969; 2005: $47,368; 2006: $29,300.
Biggest contracts:
$29,300 with Army for Cutting Tools for Machine Tools. Signed on 2006-02-06. Completion date: 2006-04-24.
$27,950, same as above.Signed on 2003-11-20. Completion date: 2004-03-13.
$17,220, same as above.Signed on 2005-03-16. Completion date: 2005-06-14.
$15,000 with Army for Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2005-10-19. Completion date: 2005-11-30.
OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS, LLC (6B WILCOX ROAD; small business) : $122,488 in 2 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$76,538 with Navy for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2006-05-10. Completion date: 2007-05-14.
$45,950, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-21. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
WOLFE, CHARLES J ASSOCIATES LL (59 WINTERSET LN; small business)
$13,780 with Army for Other Management Support Services. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2005-09-22.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (250-499: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)