Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in zip code 06820 with a mortgage: 4,100 (249 second mortgage, 1,457 home equity loan, 116 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,540
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,415
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $953
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
7.3%
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 06820: Noroton Yacht Club (A), Woodway Country Club (B), Darien Station (C), Ox Ridge Hunt Club (D), Country Club of Darien (E), Wee Burn Country Club (F), Darien Library (G), Connecticut Graphis Arts Center and Museum (H), Bates Scofield House (I), YMCA (J), Noroton Town Hall (K), Noroton Presbyterian Church Library (L), Darien Emergency Medical Services Post 53 (M), Noroton Heights Fire Department (N), Darien Fire Marshal's Office (O), Noroton Fire Department (P), Darien Volunteer Fire Department (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Darien Shopping Center (1), Noroton Heights Shopping Center (2), Goodwives Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06820 include: Talmadge Hill Chapel (A), Calvary Baptist Church (B), First Congregational Church (C), New Life Christian Fellowship (D), Noroton Presbyterian Church (E), Saint Jeromes Church (F), Saint Johns Church of Darien (G), Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (H), Saint Thomas More Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Jewish Cemetery (1), Bell Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3), Leads Cemetery (4), Stevens Cemetery (5), Hoyt Cemetery (6), Spring Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Streets Pond (A), Gorhams Pond (B), Holly Pond (C), Mathers Pond (D), Woodway Golf Club Pond (E), Chasmars Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06820 include: Woodland Park (1), Stony Brook Park (2), McGuane Field (3), Baker Park (4), Boston Post Road Historic District (5), Cherry Lawn Park (6), Mather Fields (7), Sleepy Hollow Park (8), Tilley Pond Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
6,086 married couples with children.
1,328 single-parent households (338 men, 990 women).
88.6% of residents of 06820 zip code speak English at home.
11.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 10% well, 36% not well, 3% not at all).
16.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% very well, 27% well, 24% not well, 17% not at all).
20.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% very well, 16% well, 58% not well, 8% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% very well, 11% well).
Foreign born population: 1,728 (8.9%) (59.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.9%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (12%)
Japan (11%)
Canada (11%)
Italy (6%)
Germany (5%)
France (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 399
1990 to 1999: 670
1980 to 1989: 333
Before 1980: 649
Races in zip code 06820:
White population: 17,701 Black population: 598 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 582 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 390 Two or more races population: 300 Hispanic or Latino population: 986
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 3,538
Italian: 2,941
English: 2,258
Other groups: 1,814
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 1,645
German: 1,512
Albanian: 1,486
Haitian: 1,298
American: 914
Scottish: 809
Barbadian: 774
Moroccan: 748
British: 471
European: 440
Scandinavian: 422
Finnish: 389
Iranian: 348
Portuguese: 332
French (except Basque): 318
Polish: 316
Jamaican: 315
Swedish: 273
Norwegian: 264
Scotch-Irish: 226
Belgian: 221
Greek: 207
Nigerian: 194
Dutch: 191
Subsaharan African: 175
Northern European: 161
Syrian: 159
Canadian: 156
French Canadian: 151
Croatian: 146
Australian: 141
Austrian: 133
Estonian: 130
Danish: 129
Swiss: 123
Russian: 120
Eastern European: 111
Bulgarian: 107
Armenian: 105
Slovene: 104
Welsh: 98
Slovak: 86
Luxemburger: 85
Czech: 83
Romanian: 75
Brazilian: 72
Hungarian: 68
Latvian: 66
Ukrainian: 64
New Zealander: 53
Turkish: 51
Maltese: 27
Arab: 24
Lebanese: 20
Yugoslavian: 17
Israeli: 14
Lithuanian: 12
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL (80 HIGH SCHOOL LANE in DARIEN, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC 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-61 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
OX RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (395 MANSFIELD AVE in DARIEN, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-13 Organizations: DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: OXRIDGE SCHOOL
HINDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (10 NEARWATER LANE in DARIEN, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2 Organizations: DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (18 HOYT STREET in DARIEN, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7 Organizations: DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: HOLMES SCHOOL
ZOTOS INTERNATIONAL INC (100 TOKENEKE RD in DARIEN, CT)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-003368, PESTICIDES - MANUFACTURE Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
HOMEBOUND (2 RENSHAW ROAD in DARIEN, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88 Organizations: DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HILLSIDE CONDOMINIUMS (206 MANSFIELD AVE in DARIEN, CT)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2001-0083, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
DARIEN CLEANERS & DRAPERY (351 POST RD in DARIEN, CT)
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)) - notification Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
ALLIANCE ENERGY (1044 POST RD in DARIEN, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALLIANCE ENERGY CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EXXONMOBIL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHAPMAN MACHINE CO INC (45 CORBIN DR in DARIEN, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING. Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
Utility gas (20%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 18,062. Population change in the 1990s: +1,545 (+8.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,673
Northeast: 7,072
Midwest: 1,644
South: 1,194
West: 658
67% of the 06820 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): 999
Here:
24.9%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 631
Here:
29.5%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 503
Here:
44.4%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (DARIEN, CT):
HEIDENREICH MARINE INC (320 POST ROAD) : $2,351,490 in 10 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
Contracts for Marine Charter for Things, Other Transportation Travel and Relocation Services by Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $2,288,539; 2004: $62,951; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$943,500 with Navy for Marine Charter for Things. Signed on 2003-09-11. Completion date: 2003-08-28.
$499,999 with Navy for Other Transportation Travel and Relocation Services. Signed on 2003-01-07. Completion date: 2002-12-16.
$407,500 with Navy for Marine Charter for Things. Signed on 2003-09-11. Completion date: 2003-08-14.
$319,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-05-23. Completion date: 2003-04-25.
IVILLAGE PARENTING NETWORK (9 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY SOUTH) : $448,500 in 3 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
$402,000 with SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION for Mailing and Distribution Services. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$45,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
$1,500 with Navy for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Airborne. Signed on 2004-10-05. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
TRANSACT INTERNATIONAL INC (22 THORNDAL CIR; small business) : $140,852 in 3 contractsfrom 2000 to 2001
$166,458 with Air Force for Winches, Hoists, Cranes, and Derricks. Signed on 2000-03-03. Completion date: 1999-06-21.
$0 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equipment. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2001-09-05. Completion date: 2001-09-21.
$-25,606, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-05. Completion date: 2001-09-21.
HEATING OIL PARTNERS, L P (1120 POST RD STE 2) : $44,283 in 5 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Fuel Oils by Public Buildings Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $13,006; 2003: $25,401; 2004: $0; 2005: $5,876; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$25,400 with Public Buildings Service for Fuel Oils. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2003-02-15. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
$13,006, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
$2,938 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Fuel Oils. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2005-09-26.
$2,938 with Army for Fuel Oils. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2005-09-26.
THE NEWBORN CHANNEL LIMITED PA (9 OLD KINGS HWY SOUTH; small business)
$8,200 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2002-12-02. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: