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Lake Chaffee ZIP codes, Connecticut

No ZIP code is named for Lake Chaffee, CT; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 06278. Its area codes are 860 and 959.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
235
Area codes
860, 959

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lake Chaffee itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Storrs (7.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Lake Chaffee in numbers

About 235 people live in Lake Chaffee, in 111 households. The median household income is $104,375 a year, 9% above the Connecticut median of $95,781 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $260,700 (29% below the Connecticut median). The median age is 50.5; 25.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.5% across Connecticut); the average commute takes 35 minutes.

Population235Lake Chaffee235
Households111Lake Chaffee111
Median age50.5Lake Chaffee50.5Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$104,375Lake Chaffee$104,375Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$260,700Lake Chaffee$260,700Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%Lake Chaffee25.1%Connecticut42.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute35.3 minLake Chaffee35.3 minConnecticut26.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,780 / sq miLake Chaffee1,780 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Lake Chaffee

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

ZIP codes overlapping Lake Chaffee
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06278 Ashford , CT Standard 4,337 $121,875 $335,500

Map of Lake Chaffee ZIP codes

06278

The ZIP codes of Lake Chaffee, 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 Lake Chaffee

The nearest larger towns are Stafford Springs (4,649 people, 6.0 mi), Witches Woods (382 people, 6.3 mi) and Lake Bungee (543 people, 6.7 mi).

Towns near Lake Chaffee
TownPopulationDistance
Stafford Springs 4,649 6.0 mi
Storrs 15,207 9.3 mi
Southbridge Town, MA 17,928 11.9 mi
Coventry Lake 2,647 13.0 mi
Rockville 7,072 14.0 mi
Putnam 7,120 14.8 mi
Willimantic 18,096 15.3 mi
Hazardville 6,022 17.6 mi
Broad Brook 3,609 17.8 mi
Webster, MA 12,228 18.2 mi
Palmer Town, MA 12,381 18.2 mi
Wilbraham, MA 3,679 18.3 mi
Danielson 4,209 18.4 mi
Southwood Acres 8,115 19.4 mi

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