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Population in July 2008: 4,300. Population change since 2000: -3.2%
 

Males: 2,057  (47.9%)
Females: 2,243  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02322.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,815 (it was $50,305 in 2000)
Avon:  $62,815
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $31,182
Avon:  $31,182
Massachusetts:  $32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $298,804 (it was $160,900 in 2000)
Avon:  $298,804
Massachusetts:  $366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $311,840; Detached houses: $311,998; Townhouses or other attached units: $343,109; In 2-unit structures: $344,918; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $360,235
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Races in Avon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
  • Black (3.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Avon: 120.4 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (35.6%), Italian (22.6%), English (10.7%), United States (5.8%), French (5.7%), German (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1888

Elevation: 219 feet

Land area: 4.38 square miles.

Population density: 982 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Avon

  • High school or higher: 90.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avon town

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 50.0%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

155 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

This town:  3.5%
Massachusetts:  12.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Avon:  1.0% ($1,684)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Avon satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brockton, MA (3.0 miles , pop. 94,304).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (14.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (171.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Holbrook, MA (1.6 miles ), Brockton, MA (1.7 miles ), Stoughton, MA (1.8 miles ), Randolph, MA (1.9 miles ), Abington, MA (2.2 miles ), .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $99,700
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $135,900
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $177,900
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,300
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $155,100
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $170,200
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $218,600
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $283,300
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $237,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.12 N, Longitude: 71.05 W

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Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  9.8%
Massachusetts:  8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)




 

Crime in Avon by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 1130100
    per 100,000 22.422.267.40.022.90.00.0
Robberies 41221131
    per 100,000 89.622.244.945.322.9297.823.2
Assaults 45791915N/A
    per 100,000 89.6111.2157.2204.0434.5343.6N/A
Burglaries 14272720421326
    per 100,000 313.6600.3606.3453.4960.4297.8603.2
Thefts 115159105130120133150
    per 100,000 2576.23534.92358.02947.22744.13046.33480.3
Auto thefts 2299111695
    per 100,000 492.8200.1202.1249.4365.9206.1116.0
Arson N/A00N/A00N/A
    per 100,000 N/A0.00.0N/A0.00.0N/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 227.2246.1251.7224.0318.3317.2N/A

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 18 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.49
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Avon, Massachusetts

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Avon-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.3 miles away from the Avon town 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 9.4 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Avon-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Avon center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.3 miles away from Avon center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from Avon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Avon topographic map

Main business address for: FIRST YEARS INC (MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS), WESTERBEKE CORP (MOTORS & GENERATORS).


Hospitals/medical centers near Avon:
  • CARITAS GOOD SAMARITAN MED CTR (about 3 miles; BROCKTON, MA)
  • NEW ENGLAND SINIAI HOSP & REHAB CENTER (about 4 miles; STOUGHTON, MA)
  • BROCKTON HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BROCKTON, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Avon, MA

Amtrak stations near Avon:
  • 9 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. & RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avon:
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; BROCKTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,161)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 5 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (about 14 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 9,248)
  • BOSTON COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CHESTNUT HILL, MA; FT enrollment: 13,341)
Public high school in Avon:
  • AVON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 381; Location: 287 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle school in Avon:
  • RALPH D BUTLER (Students: 380; Location: 1 PATRICK CLARK DRIVE; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle schools in Avon:
  • AVON CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 45; Location: 152 HIGHLAND STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
  • PUDDLE JUMPERS PRESCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 227 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
See full list of schools located in Avon

Library in Avon:
  • AVON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $306,982; Location: 280 WEST MAIN ST.; 32,917 books; 513 audio materials; 891 video materials; 66 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Avon: Avon Industrial Park (A), Avon Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Michaels Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Waldo Lake (A), Brockton Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Avon: D W Field Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Blanchard H L Museum (188 Main Street).

 

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

AVON WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 4558, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1996 and DEC-15-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between APR-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-15-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 61 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.6%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Avon, MA



Avon compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.


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Banks with branches in Avon (2009 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Avon Branch at 299 Pond Street, branch established on 1974-05-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Avon Co-operative Bank: Avon Co-Operative Bank at 1 East Main Street, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2008-10-28: Bank assets: $62.2 mil, Deposits: $50.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices



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School Enrollment by Level of School






Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%)
  • Utility gas (34%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Avon

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Adherents78.6%3.1%2.6%1.0%1.0%
Congregations20.0%11.4%9.8%1.0%4.4%
NameMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnitarian Universalist AssociationAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North AmericaOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.6%0.5%0.5%11.2%
Congregations0.6%4.4%5.4%0.6%42.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 Avon:
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBET (1460 AM; 5 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: KJI BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMSX (1410 AM; 1 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WMKI (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Avon:
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRPS (88.3 FM; ROCKLAND, MA; Owner: ROCKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • WUMB-FM (91.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)

TV broadcast stations around Avon:
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Avon, Massachusetts:
  • Fatal accident count: 46
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 70
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 16
  • Fatalities: 53
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 109
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Massachusetts average:
  • Fatal accident count: 88
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 122
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
  • Fatalities: 94
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 201
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Avon fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $1,601,000
Total average daily traffic: 145,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 15,983
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 229,472

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7
  • Fire & Police Station N Main St, Call Sign: KTI570, Licensee ID: L00049558
    Assigned Frequencies : 158.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/23/2002, Expiration Date: 03/06/2012
    Registrant: Avon, Town Of, 65 E Main St, Avon, MA 02322, Phone: (508) 588-0414
  • REPEATER-MAIN, 212 Page Street, Type: Tank, Structure height: 29 m, Overall height: 31 m, Call Sign: WPLS866
    Assigned Frequencies : 482.750 MHz, 482.750 MHz, 483.575 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/22/2002, Expiration Date: 01/16/2013, Certifier: Jackson G Macomber
    Registrant: Rdc Communications Inc, 19 Dupont Ave, S. Yarmouth, MA 02664, Phone: (508) 394-2405, Fax: (508) 394-1535, Email:
  • 80 Stockwell Dr, Call Sign: WNGX550, Licensee ID: L00947682
    Assigned Frequencies : 157.740 MHz, 158.460 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/04/2004, Expiration Date: 01/26/2015
    Registrant: Horizon Beverage Co, 80 Stockwell Dr, Avon, MA 02322, Phone: (508) 587-1110
  • Lat: 42.132222 Lon: -71.040278, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPWC284
    Assigned Frequencies : 72.4800 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/08/2002, Expiration Date: 10/08/2012, Certifier: Jackson Macomber
    Registrant: Signal Communications Corporation, 4 Wheeling Ave, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 933-0998, Fax: (781) 933-5019, Email:
  • 80 Stockwell Ave., Call Sign: WPZQ739
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.387 MHz, 461.887 MHz, 461.537 MHz, 461.587 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/23/2004, Expiration Date: 02/23/2014, Certifier: Michael J Epstein
    Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:
  • Lat: 42.136222 Lon: -71.042556, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WQCP960
    Assigned Frequencies : 468.825 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/27/2005, Expiration Date: 04/27/2015, Certifier: Peter Clark
    Registrant: Newcom, 575 Washngton Street, Pembroke, MA 02359, Phone: (781) 826-7989, Fax: (781) 826-7131, Email:
  • Lat: 42.133806 Lon: -71.062056, Call Sign: WQJL570
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.437 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/23/2008, Expiration Date: 10/23/2018, Certifier: David Tessin
    Registrant: Fox Ridge Communications Inc., 122 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-7991, Fax: (717) 334-5656, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5
  • AVON, Bodwell St Ext, Overall height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WMS283, Licensee ID: L00000722
    Assigned Frequencies : 10562.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/25/1995, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 08/27/1999
    Registrant: Cellco Partnership, 180 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
  • AVON, 15 Grant Dr, Type: Mast, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WMW220
    Assigned Frequencies : 6226.89 MHz, 11285.0 MHz, 10602.5 MHz, 10566.2 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/09/2000, Expiration Date: 04/01/2010, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
  • Avon, 15 Grant Drive, Type: Mast, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WQCP834
    Assigned Frequencies : 10572.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/26/2005, Expiration Date: 04/26/2015, Certifier: Richard A Craig
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
  • AVON, Lat: 42.130556 Lon: -71.041389, Call Sign: WQFA757
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.668 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/02/2006, Expiration Date: 06/02/2016, Certifier: John Tetreault
    Registrant: Amco Water Metering Systems Inc, 1100 Sw 38th Ave, Ocala, FL 34474, Phone: (352) 369-6500, Fax: (352) 369-6581, Email:
  • PARKER 1, 21 Parker Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55.5 m, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WQID944
    Assigned Frequencies : 11485.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/15/2008, Expiration Date: 01/15/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Avon)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 20390 , Serial Number: 17261250, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 12/18/1972
    Registrant (Individual): George R Hatch, Po Box 486, Avon, MA 02322
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 02/22/1956
  • Aircraft: BEECH S35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 64CG , Serial Number: D-7674, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 10/23/1964
    Registrant (Individual): John Ornellas, 5 Hamman Cir, Avon, MA 02322
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7742W , Serial Number: 28-1751, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 06/16/1964
    Registrant (Co-Owned): George R Hatch, Po Box 486, Avon, MA 02322, Other Owners: Damian E Frattasio


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 29
  • Hazardous Condition: 48
  • Service Call: 5
  • Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Avon


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