Housing units in zip code 06430 with a mortgage: 6,439 (379 second mortgage, 2,038 home equity loan, 172 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,522
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,229
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $934
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
7.8%
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 06430: Country Club of Fairfield (A), South Benson Marina (B), Thomas F Dolan Commons (C), Dolan Campus (D), The Village (E), H Smith-Richardson Golf Club (F), Center for Multicultural Relations (G), Central Utility Facility (H), Aloysisus P Kelley Theatre (I), Alumni Hall-Sports Arena (J), Alumni House (K), Charles F Dolan School of Business (L), Reverend Frederick W Kelly Computer Center (M), Regis Hall (N), Regina A Quick Center for the Arts (O), Jogues Hall (P), John C Dolan Hall (Q), Gustav and Dagmar Nyselius Library (R), Lawrence A Wien Experimental Theatre (S), Culpeper Language Resource Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06430 include: Greenfield Hill Congregational Church (A), Egag Chapel of Saint Ignatius Loyola (B), Saint Pius X Church (C), Saint Timothy Episcopal Church (D), First Congregational Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06430 include: Alumni Diamond (1), Alumni Field (2), Gould Manor Park (3), Barlow Field (4), Jennings Garden (5), L A Sturges Park (6), Veterans Park (7), Varsity Field (8), University Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
6,895 married couples with children.
2,126 single-parent households (751 men, 1,375 women).
89.5% of residents of 06430 zip code speak English at home.
101.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (6% very well, 8% well, 9% not well, 77% not at all).
33.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (19% very well, 14% well, 18% not well, 49% not at all).
18.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% very well, 28% well, 32% not well, 4% not at all).
25.5% of residents speak other language at home (27% very well, 61% well, 12% not well).
Foreign born population: 2,410 (7.4%) (55.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
7.4%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (12%)
Ireland (7%)
India (6%)
Italy (5%)
Germany (5%)
Poland (5%)
Canada (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 692
1990 to 1999: 542
1980 to 1989: 464
Before 1980: 1,138
Races in zip code 06430:
White population: 29,286 Black population: 1,567 American Indian population: 103 Asian population: 1,576 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 883 Some other race population: 666 Two or more races population: 462 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,882
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 5,959
Italian: 4,663
Other groups: 3,286
English: 2,542
Moroccan: 2,232
German: 1,963
Iranian: 1,546
Polish: 1,397
Bulgarian: 1,019
Hungarian: 881
Jamaican: 780
American: 751
Israeli: 671
Scottish: 604
Latvian: 548
Pennsylvania German: 524
French (except Basque): 518
Brazilian: 471
Russian: 463
British: 420
Portuguese: 416
European: 375
French Canadian: 354
Swedish: 334
Welsh: 318
Greek: 301
Ukrainian: 284
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 264
Eastern European: 259
Finnish: 253
Haitian: 243
Danish: 242
Albanian: 236
Norwegian: 222
Scotch-Irish: 217
Dutch: 213
Austrian: 207
Other Arab: 200
Slovene: 192
Turkish: 177
South African: 173
Slovak: 167
Canadian: 165
Palestinian: 160
Egyptian: 159
West Indian: 152
African: 149
Lithuanian: 144
Swiss: 138
Subsaharan African: 135
Macedonian: 132
Czech: 129
Celtic: 124
Scandinavian: 124
Syrian: 113
Arab: 109
Romanian: 107
Czechoslovakian: 106
Armenian: 101
British West Indian: 96
Estonian: 89
Croatian: 88
Australian: 55
Lebanese: 53
Other Subsaharan African: 50
Belgian: 46
Slavic: 40
Yugoslavian: 39
Northern European: 32
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:
ST THOMAS AQUINAS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 448; Location: 1719 POST ROAD, KOO, CT; Grades: PK - 8)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
FAIRPRENE INCORPORATED (85 MILL PLAIN RD. in FAIRFIELD, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: NONCELLULOSIC ORGANIC FIBER MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER RUBBER PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER RUBBER PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LONGWOOD INDUSTRIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FAIRPRENE INC., FAIRPRENE INDUSTRIAL PRODS CO INC
HANDY & HARMAN (1770 KINGS HWY. in FAIRFIELD, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1995-0025, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (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 classification: ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS, EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM Business NAICS classification: NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM) ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING.; GASOLINE ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: HANDY & HARMAN /FAIRFIELD DIV, HANDY & HARMAN FAIRFIELD PLT, HANDY AND HARMON
EXIDE CORPORATION (2190 POST RD in FAIRFIELD, CT)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database) TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Alternative names: EXIDE BATTERY PLT, EXIDE GROUP INC
FAIRFIELD WPCF (1 ROD HIGHWAY in FAIRFIELD, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: FAIRFIELD TOWN OF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, FAIRFIELD WPCF DPW ADMIN (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TOWN OF FAIRFIELD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FAIRFIELD COMPOST FACILITY, FAIRFIELD LANDFILL, FAIRFIELD TOWN OF
FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (755 MELVILLE AVENUE in FAIRFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-62 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
IMO INDUSTRIES, INC (FORMER RBC HEIM BEARINGS) (60 ROUND HILL ROAD in FAIRFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) 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 TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS Business NAICS classification: BALL AND ROLLER BEARING MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: R B C HEIM, RBC HEIM bearings division
DWORKENS CLEANERS (925 POST ROAD in FAIRFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: JEAN JOSEPH TAYLOR (CONTACT/OWNER)
FAIRFIELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (865 UNQUOWA ROAD in FAIRFIELD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-80 Organizations: FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FAIRFIELD WOODS MIDDLE (1115 FAIRFIELD WOODS ROAD in FAIRFIELD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-52 Organizations: FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HOLLAND HILL SCHOOL (200 MEADOWCROFT ROAD in FAIRFIELD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4 Organizations: FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HOMEBOUND (785 UNQUOWA ROAD in FAIRFIELD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88 Organizations: FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
OSBORN HILL SCHOOL (760 STILLSON ROAD in FAIRFIELD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18 Organizations: FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CONTINENTAL MOTORS INC (175 COMMERCE DR in FAIRFIELD, CT)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0070, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 06430:
Fairfield Motor Inn & Restaurant, 417 PO Rd, Fairfield, CT 06430 , Phone: (203) 255-0491, Fax: (203) 255-2073
Merritt Parkway Motor Inn, 4180 Black Rock TNPK, Fairfield, CT 06430 , Phone: (203) 259-5265
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (43%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 40,889. Population change in the 1990s: -8,315 (-20.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,707
Northeast: 10,266
Midwest: 1,561
South: 1,377
West: 662
59% of the 06430 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% 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): 1,329
Here:
27.1%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 648
Here:
27.1%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,210
Here:
82.9%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (FAIRFIELD, CT):
RBC HEIM BEARINGS (60 ROUND HILL RD) : $8,103,275 in 33 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted, Bearings, Plain, Unmounted by Army, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $636,320; 2001: $248,999; 2002: $1,488,412; 2003: $0; 2004: $1,194,639; 2005: $891,325; 2006: $51,424.
Biggest contracts:
$2,321,000 with Army for Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 1999-12-23. Completion date: 2000-04-30.
$1,271,156 with Defense Logistics Agency for Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 1999-11-10. Completion date: 2000-05-08.
$710,055 with Army for Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2004-10-18. Completion date: 2008-09-30.
$710,055, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-04. Completion date: 2008-09-30.
BATTERRIES TO START (435 OLD MILL RD; small business)
$93,984 with Air Force for Batteries, Nonrechargeable. Signed on 2002-07-31. Completion date: 2003-04-27.
HERBERT K SHAY AND SONS, INC (146 SASAPEQUAN ROAD; small business) : $13,600 in 4 contractsfrom 2001 to 2004
$4,800 with Navy for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2004-06-21. Completion date: 2004-06-21.
$4,800, same as above.Signed on 2002-12-04. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$4,800, same as above.Signed on 2001-11-27. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$-800, same as above.Signed on 2002-01-17. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
UNITED RENTALS(NORTH AMERICA), (185 THORPE STREET; small business)
$5,400 with Army for Miscellaneous Engines and Components. Taking place in MS. Signed on 2005-09-02. Completion date: 2005-09-02.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: