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Derby ZIP code, Connecticut

The ZIP code for Derby, CT is 06418, and its area codes are 203 and 475.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
12,487
Area codes
203, 475

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Derby itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Seymour (4.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Derby uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Derby in numbers

About 12,487 people live in Derby, in 5,896 households, the 33rd-largest of Connecticut's 213 census places. The median household income is $79,500 a year, 17% below the Connecticut median of $95,781 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $256,700 (30% below the Connecticut median), and median gross rent is $1,452 a month. The median age is 46.4; 35.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.5% across Connecticut); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population12,487Derby12,487
Households5,896Derby5,896
Median age46.4Derby46.4Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,500Derby$79,500Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$256,700Derby$256,700Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,452Derby$1,452Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%Derby35.6%Connecticut42.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.9 minDerby26.9 minConnecticut26.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,470 / sq miDerby2,470 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Derby

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Derby
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06418 Derby , CT Standard 12,205 $78,542 $258,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Derby

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

ZIP codes overlapping Derby
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06401 Ansonia , CT Standard 19,315 $86,178 $285,800

Map of Derby ZIP codes

06418

The ZIP codes of Derby, 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 Derby

The nearest larger towns are Ansonia (19,033 people, 1.4 mi), Shelton (41,889 people, 3.3 mi) and Orange (14,315 people, 4.1 mi).

Towns near Derby
TownPopulationDistance
Ansonia 19,033 1.4 mi
Shelton 41,889 3.3 mi
Orange 14,315 4.1 mi
Oronoque 4,116 4.9 mi
East Village 3,998 5.9 mi
West Haven 55,351 7.0 mi
Milford 51,023 7.1 mi
Daniels Farm 5,976 7.5 mi
Trumbull Center 10,264 7.8 mi
New Haven 134,349 8.2 mi
Long Hill 8,681 8.6 mi
Tashua 3,771 9.6 mi
Stepney 3,979 9.6 mi
Sandy Hook 9,863 10.1 mi

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