Housing units in zip code 06078 with a mortgage: 2,002 (143 second mortgage, 429 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 969
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,773
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $686
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
3.5%
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 06078: Suffield Country Club (A), Suffield Fire Department Station 4 (B), Suffield Fire Department Station 1 (C), Saint Josephs Convent (D), Kent Memorial Library (E), Hathaway House (F), Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06078 include: Second Baptist Church (A), Third Baptist Church (B), Sacred Heart Church (C), Saint Josephs Church (D), Calvary Church (E), First Church of Christ (F), Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (G), Immanuel Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Zions Hill Cemetery (2), Zion Hill Cemetery Association (3), Suffield Cemetery (4), Woodlawn Cemetery (5), West Suffield Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Schwartz Pond (A), Bromes Pond (B), Cains Pond (C), Bungee Lake (D), Guild Pond (E), Stockwell Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Brook (A), Muddy Brook (B), Onion Brook (C), Rawlins Brook (D), Spencer Brook (E), Clay Brook (F), DeGrayes Brook (G), Deep Brook (H), Devine Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06078 include: Brazin Bruce Park (1), Christian Field (2), Hastings Hill Historic District (3), Lewis Farm Bird Sanctuary (4), Stony Brook Park (5), Suffield Historic District (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
1,593 married couples with children.
1,167 single-parent households (882 men, 285 women).
91.9% of residents of 06078 zip code speak English at home.
14.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (18% very well, 52% well, 27% not well, 4% not at all).
14.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% very well, 38% well, 26% not well).
10.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% very well, 11% well, 5% not well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (43% very well, 57% not well).
Foreign born population: 608 (6.2%) (42.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.2%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Italy (22%)
Canada (14%)
Jamaica (11%)
Poland (10%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Germany (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 173
1990 to 1999: 226
1980 to 1989: 416
Before 1980: 246
Races in zip code 06078:
White population: 8,244 Black population: 203 American Indian population: 214 Asian population: 120 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 156 Two or more races population: 247 Hispanic or Latino population: 170
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 1,512
Italian: 1,314
Irish: 1,288
Polish: 962
English: 739
French (except Basque): 608
French Canadian: 586
German: 390
Scottish: 194
Subsaharan African: 187
American: 185
African: 182
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 165
Canadian: 163
Bulgarian: 139
Jamaican: 131
Greek: 89
West Indian: 83
Belgian: 77
Swedish: 76
Slovak: 76
Russian: 76
Scotch-Irish: 74
Hungarian: 73
Portuguese: 69
Jordanian: 63
Somalian: 51
British: 46
European: 46
Czechoslovakian: 44
Austrian: 42
Northern European: 35
Lithuanian: 34
Danish: 31
Arab: 29
Czech: 27
Armenian: 26
Swiss: 25
Finnish: 25
Ukrainian: 25
Lebanese: 23
Eastern European: 21
Norwegian: 20
Welsh: 19
Brazilian: 18
Dutch: 16
Guyanese: 15
Albanian: 11
Yugoslavian: 11
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 9
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
HP HOOD INCORPORATED (1250 EAST ST. SOUTH in SUFFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: ICE CREAM AND FROZEN DESSERTS Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: H. P. HOOD INC., HOOD H P INC, HOOD,H P INC
BRIDGE STREET SCHOOL (90 BRIDGE STREET in SUFFIELD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1 Organizations: SUFFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HOMEBOUND (350 MOUNTAIN ROAD in SUFFIELD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88 Organizations: SUFFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HAMILTON STANDARD (5 FIRESTONE DR in SUFFIELD, CT)
FIRESTONE PROPERTIES (APOTHECARIES HALL RD in SUFFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: LESSORS OF REAL PROPERTY
GENERAL EQUITIES, INC (98 MOUNTAIN RD in SUFFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
FLEMING TRANSPORTATION (761 EAST ST in SUFFIELD, CT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: JAMES E FLEMING (CONTACT/OWNER)
CLEP (HILL STREET & MOUNTAIN ROAD in SUFFIELD, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
Utility gas (26%)
Electricity (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wood (4%)
No fuel used (4%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 8,518. Population change in the 1990s: +1,903 (+22.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,962
Northeast: 3,768
Midwest: 396
South: 347
West: 175
55% of the 06078 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% 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): 354
Here:
24.3%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 197
Here:
32.7%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 152
Here:
30.9%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SUFFIELD, CT):
METAL FINISH EQUIPMENT & SUPPL (19 KENNY ROBERTS MEMORIAL; small business) : $45,072 in 3 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
$28,372 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Maintenance and Repair Shop Equipment. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2000-07-12. Completion date: 2000-09-11.
$11,100 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Metalworking Machinery. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2004-07-08. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$5,600, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-26. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
PROPEEN SERVICES (19 KENNY ROBERTS MEMORIAL; small business)
$25,330 with Navy for Abrasive Materials. Signed on 2002-09-12. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
ULITSCH MECHANICAL SERVICES, L (89 KENT AVENUE; small business)
$19,549 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-12-23. Completion date: 2008-09-30.
KELLY CONTAINER INC (911 SOUTH STREET; small business)
$5,000 with Army for Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2003-09-26. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: