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Higganum ZIP code, Connecticut

The ZIP code for Higganum, CT is 06441, and its area codes are 860 and 959.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,742
Area codes
860, 959

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Higganum itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Haddam (3.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Higganum 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.

Higganum in numbers

About 1,742 people live in Higganum, in 794 households. The median household income is $127,759 a year, 33% above the Connecticut median of $95,781 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $331,300 (10% below the Connecticut median), and median gross rent is $1,707 a month. The median age is 45.0; 49.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.5% across Connecticut); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population1,742Higganum1,742
Households794Higganum794
Median age45.0Higganum45.0Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$127,759Higganum$127,759Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$331,300Higganum$331,300Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,707Higganum$1,707Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.6%Higganum49.6%Connecticut42.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.4 minHigganum29.4 minConnecticut26.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density281 / sq miHigganum281 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Higganum

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Higganum
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06441 Higganum , CT Standard 5,348 $111,250 $393,100

Other ZIP codes overlapping Higganum

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

ZIP codes overlapping Higganum
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06438 Haddam , CT Standard 2,887 $121,429 $362,500

Map of Higganum ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Higganum, 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 Higganum

The nearest larger towns are Moodus (2,042 people, 6.4 mi), Middletown (47,958 people, 6.5 mi) and Durham (3,347 people, 6.7 mi).

Towns near Higganum
TownPopulationDistance
Middletown 47,958 6.5 mi
Durham 3,347 6.7 mi
Portland 5,944 6.8 mi
East Hampton 3,347 6.9 mi
Lake Pocotopaug 4,875 8.2 mi
Essex Village 2,705 12.6 mi
Meriden 60,545 12.7 mi
Colchester 4,692 13.1 mi
Northford 6,186 13.4 mi
Wallingford Center 18,208 13.8 mi
Kensington 9,962 14.3 mi
Glastonbury Center 7,266 14.7 mi
Clinton 3,465 14.9 mi
Westbrook Center 2,501 15.7 mi

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