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Sandy Hook ZIP code, Connecticut

The ZIP code for Sandy Hook, CT is 06482, and its area codes are 475 and 203.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
9,863
Area codes
475, 203

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sandy Hook itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Newtown (4.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Sandy Hook 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.

Sandy Hook in numbers

About 9,863 people live in Sandy Hook, in 3,522 households, the 37th-largest of Connecticut's 213 census places. The median household income is $160,814 a year, 68% above the Connecticut median of $95,781 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $501,200 (37% above the Connecticut median), and median gross rent is $1,866 a month. The median age is 43.1; 60.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.5% across Connecticut); the average commute takes 35 minutes.

Population9,863Sandy Hook9,863
Households3,522Sandy Hook3,522
Median age43.1Sandy Hook43.1Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$160,814Sandy Hook$160,814Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$501,200Sandy Hook$501,200Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,866Sandy Hook$1,866Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.9%Sandy Hook60.9%Connecticut42.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute35.3 minSandy Hook35.3 minConnecticut26.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density614 / sq miSandy Hook614 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Sandy Hook

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sandy Hook
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06482 Sandy Hook , CT Standard 12,000 $159,828 $499,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Sandy Hook

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sandy Hook
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06470 Newtown , CT Standard 15,593 $153,238 $577,800

Map of Sandy Hook ZIP codes

06482

The ZIP codes of Sandy Hook, 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 Sandy Hook

The nearest larger towns are Shelton (41,889 people, 9.0 mi), Bethel (11,404 people, 9.5 mi) and Ansonia (19,033 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Sandy Hook
TownPopulationDistance
East Village 3,998 4.4 mi
Heritage Village 4,968 5.3 mi
Stepney 3,979 6.0 mi
Shelton 41,889 9.0 mi
Daniels Farm 5,976 9.3 mi
Tashua 3,771 9.3 mi
Bethel 11,404 9.5 mi
Long Hill 8,681 9.9 mi
Ansonia 19,033 10.0 mi
Derby 12,487 10.1 mi
Naugatuck 31,800 11.3 mi
Trumbull Center 10,264 11.9 mi
Danbury 87,263 12.2 mi
Oronoque 4,116 12.4 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Fairfield County · Connecticut ZIP codes

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