Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,670
| This zip code: | $65,670 | | Maine: | $45,888 |
Nearest zip codes: 03869, 03901, 03906, 03878, 03903, 03820.
Housing units in zip code 03908 with a mortgage: 1,285 (130 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 281
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,499
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $482
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 0.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 03908: Zebelon Knight Hall (A), Hamilton House (B), Sarah Orne Jewett Memorial (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 03908 include: South Berwick-Wells Church (A), South Berwick Bible Speaks Church (B), Free Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Woodlawn Cemetery (1), Oldfields Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Knights Pond (A), Leighs Mill Pond (B), Cox Pond (C), Warren Pond (D), Great Works River Reservoir (E), Hoopers Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whites Marsh Brook (A), Dennett Brook (B), Chicks Brook (C), Lovers Brook (D), Quamphegan Brook (E), Boyd Brook (F), Bennett Brook (G), Adams Brook (H), Knights Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 52
- 1995 to 1998: 152
- 1990 to 1994: 140
- 1980 to 1989: 905
- 1970 to 1979: 237
- 1960 to 1969: 128
- 1950 to 1959: 109
- 1940 to 1949: 108
- 1939 or earlier: 665
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in South Berwick, ME (03908): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 76
- 2 bedrooms: 418
- 3 bedrooms: 861
- 4 bedrooms: 480
- 5 or more bedrooms: 48
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 133
- 2 bedrooms: 239
- 3 bedrooms: 90
- 4 bedrooms: 49
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 03908 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 40
- 1 vehicle: 434
- 2 vehicles: 956
- 3 vehicles: 362
- 4 vehicles: 92
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 41
- 1 vehicle: 242
- 2 vehicles: 216
- 3 vehicles: 11
- 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 03908:
- $60,000 to $69,999: 4
- $70,000 to $79,999: 14
- $80,000 to $89,999: 18
- $90,000 to $99,999: 25
- $100,000 to $124,999: 73
- $125,000 to $149,999: 84
- $150,000 to $174,999: 153
- $175,000 to $199,999: 240
- $200,000 to $249,999: 429
- $250,000 to $299,999: 396
- $300,000 to $399,999: 352
- $400,000 to $499,999: 82
- $500,000 to $749,999: 56
- $750,000 to $999,999: 4
- $1,000,000 or more: 22
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 03908:
- Less than $100: 7
- $200 to $249: 7
- $250 to $299: 15
- $300 to $349: 15
- $350 to $399: 14
- $400 to $449: 16
- $450 to $499: 46
- $500 to $549: 18
- $550 to $599: 68
- $600 to $649: 58
- $650 to $699: 31
- $700 to $749: 65
- $750 to $799: 65
- $800 to $899: 62
- $1,000 to $1,249: 62
- No cash rent: 44
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $73,722.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $247,855
- Black or African American householders: $303,287
- Two or more races householders: $139,978
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $159,762
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $245,385 (it was $130,200 in 2000)
| 03908: | $245,385 | | Maine: | $176,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $155,063 - $316,247
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $280,230| Here: | $280,230 | | State: | $240,738 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $114,811| Here: | $114,811 | | State: | $259,290 |
In 2-unit structures: $216,962| Here: | $216,962 | | State: | $237,097 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,448| Here: | $207,448 | | State: | $258,838 |
Mobile homes: $77,401| Here: | $77,401 | | State: | $42,332 |
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: 1,822
- One, attached: 118
- Two: 217
- 3 or 4: 116
- 5 to 9: 41
- 10 to 19: 19
- 20 to 49: 31
- Mobile homes: 125
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,097 (88%)
- Carpooled: 150 (4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 43 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 99 (3%)
- Other means: 16 (0%)
- Worked at home: 110 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 89
- 5 to 9 minutes: 214
- 10 to 14 minutes: 310
- 15 to 19 minutes: 436
- 20 to 24 minutes: 796
- 25 to 29 minutes: 377
- 30 to 34 minutes: 524
- 35 to 39 minutes: 81
- 40 to 44 minutes: 181
- 45 to 59 minutes: 157
- 60 to 89 minutes: 123
- 90 or more minutes: 126
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 47.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,651
- In family households: 5,942 (1,545 male householders, 302 female householders)
1,621 spouses, 2,169 children (2,038 natural, 36 adopted, 95 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 87 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 709 (198 male householders (137 living alone)), 373 female householders (308 living alone)), 138 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 36 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 690 2-persons, 429 3-persons, 499 4-persons, 174 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 445 1-person, 107 2-persons, 19 3-persons.
1,629 married couples with children.
323 single-parent households (91 men, 232 women).
97.3% of residents of 03908 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 20% not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 24% well, 3% not well).
Foreign born population: 135 (2.0%)
(67.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (29%)
- Germany (28%)
- United Kingdom (26%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (11%)
- Ireland (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 14
- 1980 to 1984: 40
- 1975 to 1979: 16
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1965 to 1969: 43
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White population: 6,524
Black population: 20
American Indian population: 20
Asian population: 44
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 18
Two or more races population: 56

First ancestries reported:
|  English: 1087 |
|  Irish: 859 |
|  French Canadian: 649 |
|  French (except Basque): 468 |
|  German: 424 |
|  United States or American: 328 |
|  Italian: 282 |
|  Scottish: 268 |
|  Other groups: 216 |
|  Polish: 196 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 160 |
|  Swedish: 88 |
|  Greek: 52 |
|  Portuguese: 40 |
|  Czech: 38 |
|  Canadian: 37 |
|  Norwegian: 37 |
|  Welsh: 37 |
|  Lithuanian: 35 |
|  Arab:: 33 |
|  Syrian: 33 |
|  Slovak: 33 |
|  Dutch: 25 |
|  British: 18 |
|  Scandinavian: 15 |
|  Danish: 14 |
|  European: 10 |
|  Finnish: 9 |
|  Russian: 6 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $100,919
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (80%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1277
- Northeast: 4426
- Midwest: 225
- South: 240
- West: 319
65% of the 03908 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 5,982. Population change in the 1990s: +700 (+11.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84
| Here: | 8.2% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
| Here: | 4.2% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
| Here: | 33.1% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- COASTAL CONTRACTING COMPANY (67 BUTLER ST in SOUTH BERWICK, ME; small business): $5,226,810 in 504 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Facilities Operations Support Services, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings, and more by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $785,432; 2001: $656,443; 2002: $1,501,088; 2003: $1,395,856; 2004: $505,168; 2005: $281,386; 2006: $93,346.
Biggest contracts:
$893,670 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2003-06-08.
$442,384 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-03-29.
$389,800 with Navy for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-05-28.
$139,465 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2003-01-09.
- LYNNS UPHOLSTERY (96 ACADEMY ST in SOUTH BERWICK, ME; small business)
$59,340 with Navy for Nonferrous Base Metal Refinery and Intermediate Forms. Signed on 2002-05-20. Completion date: 2002-08-02.
- EMERY'S PORTABLE WELDING (9 BERWICK RD in SOUTH BERWICK, ME; small business)
$32,880 with Navy for Specialized Metal Container Manufacturing Machinery and Related Equipment. Signed on 2005-04-19. Completion date: 2005-06-17.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 8 meters
Total average daily traffic: 5,317
Total average daily truck traffic: 9
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 7,444
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