Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,365
| This zip code: | $35,365 | | South Carolina: | $43,329 |
Nearest zip codes: 29596, 28102, 29584, 29709, 28119, 29593.
Housing units in zip code 29520 with a mortgage: 1,675 (213 second mortgage, 206 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,224
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $895
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $266
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 23.2% | | Whole state: | 15.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.3% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 29520 include: Cash Baptist Church (A), Jim Rights Church (B), Cheraw Church of God (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Mount Olivet Church (E), Midway Church (F), Goodmans Creek Church (G), McLain church (H), Westfield Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Olivet Cemetery (1), Montrose Cemetery (2), Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens (3), Zoar Cemetery (4), Westfield Creek Cemetery (5), Smithville Cemetery (6), Brocks Mill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Cash Lake (A), Laney Pond (B), Petros Lake (C), Robeson Millpond (D), Eureka Lake (E), Gaddy Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pee Dee River (A), Goodmans Creek (B), Hugh Creek (C), Juniper Creek (D), Reedy Branch (E), Thompson Creek (F), Reedys Branch (G), Sixmile Creek (H), Westfield Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Cheraw Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 115
- 1995 to 1998: 446
- 1990 to 1994: 612
- 1980 to 1989: 1,150
- 1970 to 1979: 1,287
- 1960 to 1969: 927
- 1950 to 1959: 654
- 1940 to 1949: 392
- 1939 or earlier: 476
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cheraw, SC (29520): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 68
- 2 bedrooms: 742
- 3 bedrooms: 2,403
- 4 bedrooms: 595
- 5 or more bedrooms: 136
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 16
- 1 bedrooms: 212
- 2 bedrooms: 758
- 3 bedrooms: 489
- 4 bedrooms: 46
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 29520 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 400
- 1 vehicle: 964
- 2 vehicles: 1,751
- 3 vehicles: 674
- 4 vehicles: 113
- 5 or more vehicles: 42
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 509
- 1 vehicle: 694
- 2 vehicles: 281
- 3 vehicles: 44
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 29520:
- Less than $10,000: 67
- $10,000 to $14,999: 34
- $15,000 to $19,999: 79
- $20,000 to $24,999: 88
- $25,000 to $29,999: 64
- $30,000 to $34,999: 79
- $35,000 to $39,999: 91
- $40,000 to $49,999: 174
- $50,000 to $59,999: 189
- $60,000 to $69,999: 211
- $70,000 to $79,999: 256
- $80,000 to $89,999: 258
- $90,000 to $99,999: 263
- $100,000 to $124,999: 635
- $125,000 to $149,999: 513
- $150,000 to $174,999: 253
- $175,000 to $199,999: 162
- $200,000 to $249,999: 188
- $250,000 to $299,999: 75
- $300,000 to $399,999: 71
- $400,000 to $499,999: 53
- $500,000 to $749,999: 38
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 29520:
- Less than $100: 110
- $100 to $149: 85
- $150 to $199: 97
- $200 to $249: 76
- $250 to $299: 190
- $300 to $349: 156
- $350 to $399: 122
- $400 to $449: 70
- $450 to $499: 20
- $500 to $549: 24
- $550 to $599: 15
- $600 to $649: 19
- $800 to $899: 19
- $900 to $999: 35
- No cash rent: 306
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $48,339.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,843
- Black or African American householders: $83,627
- Asian householders: $104,735
- Two or more races householders: $99,740
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $72,509
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,956 (it was $63,600 in 2000)
| 29520: | $101,956 | | South Carolina: | $133,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,601 - $143,680
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $137,667| Here: | $137,667 | | State: | $214,820 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $121,852| Here: | $121,852 | | State: | $195,928 |
In 2-unit structures: $76,694| Here: | $76,694 | | State: | $168,372 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $101,617| Here: | $101,617 | | State: | $191,807 |
Mobile homes: $35,259| Here: | $35,259 | | State: | $45,713 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500| Here: | $22,500 | | State: | $45,615 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,140
- One, attached: 110
- Two: 192
- 3 or 4: 200
- 5 to 9: 167
- 10 to 19: 50
- 20 to 49: 28
- 50 or more: 9
- Mobile homes: 1,154
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,505 (83%)
- Carpooled: 628 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
- Bicycle: 15 (0%)
- Walked: 125 (2%)
- Other means: 55 (1%)
- Worked at home: 99 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 215
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1270
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1287
- 15 to 19 minutes: 839
- 20 to 24 minutes: 524
- 25 to 29 minutes: 186
- 30 to 34 minutes: 391
- 35 to 39 minutes: 91
- 40 to 44 minutes: 92
- 45 to 59 minutes: 178
- 60 to 89 minutes: 93
- 90 or more minutes: 176
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,670
- In family households: 11,992 (2,631 male householders, 1,297 female householders)
2,566 spouses, 4,325 children (4,015 natural, 110 adopted, 200 stepchildren), 524 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 185 other relatives, 273 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,678 (700 male householders (656 living alone)), 856 female householders (817 living alone)), 122 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 390 (374 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,611 2-persons, 1,126 3-persons, 780 4-persons, 281 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,473 1-person, 61 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 11 4-persons.
1,883 married couples with children.
1,286 single-parent households (168 men, 1,118 women).
96.8% of residents of 29520 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 15% well, 16% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 31% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% very well, 58% well, 24% not well).
Foreign born population: 141 (1.0%)
(46.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (35%)
- Germany (23%)
- Italy (11%)
- Japan (7%)
- Other Eastern Europe (6%)
- Other Eastern Africa (6%)
- Canada (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 29
- 1990 to 1994: 37
- 1985 to 1989: 19
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1965 to 1969: 40
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White population: 7,549
Black population: 6,109
American Indian population: 60
Asian population: 81
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 26
Two or more races population: 86

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 5629 |
|  United States or American: 1813 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 551 |
|  English: 430 |
|  Irish: 399 |
|  German: 368 |
|  Scottish: 195 |
|  Italian: 134 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 123 |
|  African: 123 |
|  Polish: 68 |
|  French (except Basque): 58 |
|  European: 49 |
|  British: 46 |
|  French Canadian: 36 |
|  Slovak: 28 |
|  Swedish: 24 |
|  Welsh: 19 |
|  Norwegian: 18 |
|  Dutch: 14 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 12 |
|  Jamaican: 12 |
|  Arab:: 10 |
|  Lebanese: 10 |
|  Ukrainian: 10 |
|  Bulgarian: 9 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHERAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (RODDY STREET in CHERAW, SC)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHERAW WWTF (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHERAW WWTF, CHERAW WWTP
- COOPER TOOLS WELLER WIRE WRAP OPERATIONS (815 STATE ROAD in CHERAW, SC)
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))
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, X-RAY EQUIPMENT, ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM,
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: HAND AND EDGE TOOLS, EXCEPT MACHINE TOOLS AND HANDSAWS; POWER-DRIVEN HANDTOOLS; METALWORKING MACHINERY
Organizations: COOPER HAND TOOLS CHERAW PLANT (ASBESTOS COMPANY AFFILIATION)
, COOPER TOOLS WELLER WIRE PLT CHERAW (ASBESTOS COMPANY AFFILIATION)
Alternative names: AMERICAN STAINLESS & SUPPLY CO. - CLOSED, COOPER HAND TOOLS CHERAW PLANT, COOPER HAND TOOLS division, COOPER HAND TOOLS WELLER OPS., COOPER TOOLS INCORPORATED, COOPERTOOLS INC CHERAW SC OPERATION
- CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (HIGHWAY #9 WEST in CHERAW, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - X-RAY EQUIPMENT, AIR PROGRAM, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Organizations: APPLE STEPHEN T (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
Alternative names: CHESTERFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL, CHESTERFIELD HOSPITAL
- BUD MOTOR COMPANY (1111 W MARKET ST in CHERAW, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BILLY F PIGG (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BUD MOTORS
- CROWN BEVERAGE PACKAGING (100 EVANS ROW in CHERAW, SC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: METAL CANS
Business NAICS classification: METAL CAN MANUFACTURING.; METAL CAN MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CROWN CORK & SEAL CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CROWN CORK & SEAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CROWN CORK & SEAL CO. INC., CROWN CORK & SEAL CO INC - CHERAW, CROWN CORK & SEAL CO INC/PLT NO 22
- CAROLINA TIRE 1479 (603 WINDSOR DRIVE in CHERAW, SC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Organizations: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAROLINA TIRE CO, CAROLINA TIRE CO CHERAW, CAROLINA TIRE CO
- FURR:GRADING&PAVING (HWY 52 in CHERAW, SC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JACKIE F. FURR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FURR GRADNG & PAVNG/PEE DEE MN
- CAROLINA CANNERS INCORPORATED (300 U.S. HWY. 1 S. in CHERAW, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - TRI REPORTER, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BOTTLED AND CANNED SOFT DRINKS AND CARBONATED WATERS
- CAROLINA CUSTOM CHROME (140 SECOND STREET in CHERAW, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; SERVICES
Organizations: HOBBS UPCHURCH & ASSOCIATES (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
- CAROLINA PACKAGING INCORPORATED (400 INGLIS RD. in CHERAW, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS BOTTLES
- CSX TRANSPORTATION (CORNER OF SECOND &MAYNARD ST. in CHERAW, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHARLES E HICKS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CSX TRANSPORTATION - CHERAW
- BELMONT OF AMERICA (90 HUGER STREET in CHERAW, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC classification: TEXTILE GOODS
- BENNETT MOTOR CO (697 CHESTERFIELD HWY in CHERAW, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM,
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROBERT M BENNETT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 29520
- Inn Cheraw, 321 Second St, Cheraw, SC 29520, Phone: (803) 833-6600, Fax: (843) 537-1398
- Jameson Inn, 885 Chesterfield Hwy, Cheraw, SC 29520, Phone: (843) 537-4677
- Days Inn-cheraw, 820 Market St, Cheraw, SC 29520, Phone: (843) 537-5554, Fax: (843) 537-4110
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 29520
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,667
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (53%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10516
- Northeast: 581
- Midwest: 311
- South: 2358
- West: 132
68% of the 29520 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, 32% lived in South Carolina.
Population in 1990: 13,063. Population change in the 1990s: +848 (+6.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 242
| Here: | 12.8% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
| Here: | 4.3% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39
| Here: | 10.8% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- HENLEYS CONSTRUCTION CO , INC (RT 3 BOX 203 in CHERAW, SC; small business): $113,230 in 13 contracts from 1999 to 2002
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Radar and Navigational Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings by Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2), Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $18,796; 2001: $23,344; 2002: $60,597; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$36,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2002-04-15. Completion date: 2002-04-15.
$24,597 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2002-09-16. Completion date: 2002-10-25.
$9,346 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Radar and Navigational Facilities. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2000-02-11. Completion date: 2000-03-16.
$8,645 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2001-08-03. Completion date: 2001-08-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 2 establishments)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 361 people in nursing homes
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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