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Putnam ZIP code, Connecticut

The ZIP code for Putnam, CT is 06260, and its area codes are 860 and 959.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
7,120
Area codes
860, 959

Putnam in numbers

About 7,120 people live in Putnam, in 3,289 households, the 49th-largest of Connecticut's 213 census places. The median household income is $65,511 a year, 32% below the Connecticut median of $95,781 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $245,100 (33% below the Connecticut median), and median gross rent is $1,147 a month. The median age is 41.2; 18.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.5% across Connecticut); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population7,120Putnam7,120
Households3,289Putnam3,289
Median age41.2Putnam41.2Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,511Putnam$65,511Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$245,100Putnam$245,100Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,147Putnam$1,147Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%Putnam18.8%Connecticut42.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.1 minPutnam25.1 minConnecticut26.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,827 / sq miPutnam1,827 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Putnam

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Putnam
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06260 Putnam , CT Standard 9,266 $70,502 $269,500

Map of Putnam ZIP codes

06260

The ZIP codes of Putnam, 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 Putnam

The nearest larger towns are Webster, MA (12,228 people, 9.1 mi), Southbridge Town, MA (17,928 people, 12 mi) and Greenville, RI (8,296 people, 19 mi).

Towns near Putnam
TownPopulationDistance
Danielson 4,209 7.7 mi
Webster, MA 12,228 9.1 mi
Pascoag, RI 4,410 10.9 mi
Southbridge Town, MA 17,928 11.7 mi
Oxford, MA 5,671 13.9 mi
Moosup 2,885 13.9 mi
East Douglas, MA 2,987 15.0 mi
Whitinsville, MA 7,115 18.6 mi
Greenville, RI 8,296 18.6 mi
Storrs 15,207 19.1 mi
Stafford Springs 4,649 20.6 mi
Willimantic 18,096 20.8 mi
Jewett City 3,429 21.7 mi
Woonsocket, RI 43,521 21.9 mi

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