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Eastford ZIP code, Connecticut

The ZIP code for Eastford, CT is 06242, and its area codes are 860 and 959.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,290
Area codes
860, 959

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Eastford itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Storrs (10.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Eastford in numbers

About 1,290 people live in Eastford, in 524 households. The median household income is $89,250 a year, 7% below the Connecticut median of $95,781 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,100 (4% below the Connecticut median).

Population1,290Eastford1,290
Households524Eastford524
Median household income$89,250Eastford$89,250Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$353,100Eastford$353,100Connecticut$366,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Eastford. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Eastford

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Eastford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06242 Eastford , CT Standard 1,290 $89,250 $353,100

Map of Eastford ZIP codes

06242

The ZIP codes of Eastford, 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 Eastford

The nearest larger towns are South Woodstock (1,340 people, 7.5 mi), Putnam (7,120 people, 9.5 mi) and Storrs (15,207 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Eastford
TownPopulationDistance
Putnam 7,120 9.5 mi
Storrs 15,207 10.1 mi
Southbridge Town, MA 17,928 11.7 mi
Stafford Springs 4,649 12.0 mi
Danielson 4,209 12.4 mi
Willimantic 18,096 13.8 mi
Coventry Lake 2,647 14.8 mi
Webster, MA 12,228 15.3 mi
Moosup 2,885 16.7 mi
Rockville 7,072 18.5 mi
Oxford, MA 5,671 19.1 mi
Pascoag, RI 4,410 20.4 mi
Jewett City 3,429 20.8 mi
Palmer Town, MA 12,381 23.0 mi

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