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Chester Center ZIP codes, Connecticut

No ZIP code is named for Chester Center, CT; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 06412. Its area codes are 860 and 959.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,026
Area codes
860, 959

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Chester Center itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Haddam (2.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Chester Center in numbers

About 2,026 people live in Chester Center, in 866 households. The median household income is $89,375 a year, 7% below the Connecticut median of $95,781 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $422,500 (15% above the Connecticut median), and median gross rent is $1,473 a month. The median age is 44.9; 40.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.5% across Connecticut); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population2,026Chester Center2,026
Households866Chester Center866
Median age44.9Chester Center44.9Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,375Chester Center$89,375Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$422,500Chester Center$422,500Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,473Chester Center$1,473Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%Chester Center40.1%Connecticut42.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.6 minChester Center24.6 minConnecticut26.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density757 / sq miChester Center757 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Chester Center CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Chester Center

These ZIP codes cover part of Chester Center but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Chester Center
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06412 Chester , CT Standard 3,825 $109,191 $442,200

Map of Chester Center ZIP codes

06412

The ZIP codes of Chester Center, CT, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Chester Center

The nearest larger towns are Deep River Center (2,407 people, 1.9 mi), Essex Village (2,705 people, 4.6 mi) and Moodus (2,042 people, 6.9 mi).

Towns near Chester Center
TownPopulationDistance
Essex Village 2,705 4.6 mi
Westbrook Center 2,501 8.4 mi
Clinton 3,465 9.5 mi
East Hampton 3,347 11.9 mi
Durham 3,347 12.6 mi
Colchester 4,692 13.7 mi
Lake Pocotopaug 4,875 13.9 mi
Middletown 47,958 14.4 mi
Niantic 3,123 14.6 mi
Portland 5,944 14.7 mi
Northford 6,186 16.9 mi
Oxoboxo River 2,782 17.3 mi
Waterford 3,304 17.4 mi
Wallingford Center 18,208 19.0 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Middlesex County · Connecticut ZIP codes

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