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Population in July 2007: 4,522.
Males: 2,180  (48.2%)
Females: 2,342  (51.8%)
Median resident age:  36.2 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02019.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $80,100 (it was $64,167 in 2000)
Bellingham  $80,100
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $288,000 (it was $157,600 in 2000)
Bellingham  $288,000
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in Bellingham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Bellingham: 115.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (30.4%), English (16.9%), Italian (16.9%), French (10.1%), French Canadian (8.8%), German (6.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1719

Elevation: 293 feet

Land area: 5.28 square miles.

Population density: 856 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bellingham

  • High school or higher: 88.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bellingham CDP

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

187 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.4% North America, 0.9% Asia).

This place:  4.2%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Bellingham, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bellingham to the number of sex offenders is 2261 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bellingham:  1.2% ($1,932)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Framingham, MA (14.4 miles , pop. 66,910).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (30.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (186.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Milford, MA (4.4 miles ), Hopedale, MA (4.5 miles ), Milford, MA (4.7 miles ), Mendon, MA (4.7 miles ), Franklin, MA (4.8 miles ), Hopedale, MA (4.8 miles ), Medway, MA (5.2 miles ), Blackstone, MA (6.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 65 buildings, average cost: $85,100
  • 1997: 84 buildings, average cost: $125,500
  • 1998: 81 buildings, average cost: $158,800
  • 1999: 62 buildings, average cost: $149,600
  • 2000: 44 buildings, average cost: $148,900
  • 2001: 44 buildings, average cost: $159,800
  • 2002: 61 buildings, average cost: $153,000
  • 2003: 71 buildings, average cost: $159,700
  • 2004: 71 buildings, average cost: $152,500
  • 2005: 84 buildings, average cost: $215,200
  • 2006: 43 buildings, average cost: $230,800
  • 2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $255,900

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Latitude: 42.10 N, Longitude: 71.48 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -93 (-2.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 214 (8.3%)


Area codes: 508, 774

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 38 (30 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  6.63
US city average:  3.00

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Bellingham-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Bellingham place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bellingham:
  • MILFORD WHITINSVILLE REG HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MILFORD, MA)
  • LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 9 miles; WOONSOCKET, RI)
  • CARITAS SOUTHWOOD HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NORFOLK, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bellingham:
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 27 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 29 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 30 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bellingham:
  • HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 2 miles; HOPEDALE, MA; ID: 1B6)
  • NORFOLK (about 8 miles; NORFOLK, MA; ID: 32M)
  • NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 13 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI; ID: SFZ)

Amtrak stations near Bellingham:
  • 13 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bellingham:
  • BRYANT COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
  • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 4,456)
  • RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 19 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
  • BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 7,460)
  • JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
  • RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 20 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
Public high school in Bellingham:
  • BELLINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 765; Location: 80 BLACKSTONE STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bellingham:
  • BELLINGHAM MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 819; Location: 130 BLACKSTONE STREET; Grades: 5th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • SOUTH ELEM (Students: 412; Location: 70 HARPIN STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
  • CLARA MACY ELEMENTARY (Students: 277; Location: 60 MONIQUE DR; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
  • STALL BROOK (Students: 274; Location: 342 HARTFORD AVENUE; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle school in Bellingham:
  • WEE FOLK LEARNING CENTER (Students: 26; Location: 1178 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Bellingham:
  • BELLINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $396,032; Location: 100 BLACKSTONE STREET; 37,635 books; 1,057 audio materials; 1,471 video materials; 82 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Bellingham Center Cemetery (1), North Bellingham Cemetery (2), Center Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bellingham and their reported violations in the past:

BELLINGHAM DPW WATER & SEWER DIV. (Population served: 15290, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-17-2006)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-1998)
  • 6 minor monitoring violations
  • 8 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.9%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Bellingham compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bellingham (2007 data):
  • Dean Co-operative Bank: Operations Branch at 435-437 Pulaski Boulevard, branch established on 2000-01-01; Pulaski Branch at 411 Pulaski Boulevard, branch established on 1987-10-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $218.3 mil, Deposits: $155.0 mil, headquarters in Franklin, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
  • Sovereign Bank: Bellingham Branch at 13 North Main Street, branch established on 1970-11-18. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
  • Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Bellingham Stop & Shop Branch at 70 Pulaski Boulevard, branch established on 2004-10-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Benjamin Franklin Bank: Bellingham Branch at 4 North Main Street, branch established on 1974-04-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $913.3 mil, Deposits: $653.8 mil, headquarters in Franklin, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
  • The Milford National Bank and Trust Company: Bellingham Branch at 286 Hartford Avenue, branch established on 1999-08-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $337.4 mil, Deposits: $261.9 mil, headquarters in Milford, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Mnb Bancorp
  • Strata Bank: Bellingham Branch at 267 Hartford Avenue, branch established on 1999-06-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $410.8 mil, Deposits: $264.2 mil, headquarters in Medway, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Service Bancorp, Mhc



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,555 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.02%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($570 average AGI)
Norfolk County:  0.24%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Suffolk County, MA  2.20% ($55,985 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  1.24% ($77,454)
from Plymouth County, MA  0.94% ($54,265)


8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($67,487 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.41%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($863 average AGI)
Norfolk County:  0.12%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Suffolk County, MA  1.59% ($65,283 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA  1.32% ($73,785)
to Plymouth County, MA  1.14% ($60,184)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bellingham:
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNRI (1380 AM; 3 kW; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMRC (1490 AM; 1 kW; MILFORD, MA; Owner: FIRST CLASS RADIO CORP.)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WDDZ (550 AM; 5 kW; PAWTUCKET, RI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRNI (1290 AM; 10 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bellingham:
  • WWKX (106.3 FM; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WGAO (88.3 FM; FRANKLIN, MA; Owner: DEAN COLLEGE)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHHB (99.9 FM; HOLLISTON, MA; Owner: HOLLISTON HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWLI (105.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bellingham:
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)


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