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Willimantic ZIP code, Connecticut

The ZIP code for Willimantic, CT is 06226, and its area codes are 860 and 959.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
18,096
Area codes
860, 959

Mail addressed to Willimantic uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Willimantic in numbers

About 18,096 people live in Willimantic, in 6,662 households, the 28th-largest of Connecticut's 213 census places. The median household income is $45,962 a year, 52% below the Connecticut median of $95,781 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,900 (48% below the Connecticut median), and median gross rent is $1,063 a month. The median age is 31.3; 24.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.5% across Connecticut); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population18,096Willimantic18,096
Households6,662Willimantic6,662
Median age31.3Willimantic31.3Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,962Willimantic$45,962Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$190,900Willimantic$190,900Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063Willimantic$1,063Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%Willimantic24.2%Connecticut42.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.2 minWillimantic23.2 minConnecticut26.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,338 / sq miWillimantic3,338 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Willimantic

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Willimantic
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06226 Willimantic , CT Standard 19,344 $47,162 $190,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Willimantic

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

ZIP codes overlapping Willimantic
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
06256 North Windham , CT Standard 1,704 $80,333 $187,700
06280 Windham , CT Standard 3,110 $76,577 $250,500

Map of Willimantic ZIP codes

06226

The ZIP codes of Willimantic, 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 Willimantic

The nearest larger towns are Norwich (39,973 people, 13 mi), Manchester (36,759 people, 16 mi) and East Hartford (50,918 people, 21 mi).

Towns near Willimantic
TownPopulationDistance
Storrs 15,207 6.7 mi
Coventry Lake 2,647 7.6 mi
Colchester 4,692 11.5 mi
Norwich 39,973 13.2 mi
Jewett City 3,429 14.2 mi
Rockville 7,072 16.1 mi
Manchester 36,759 16.5 mi
Lake Pocotopaug 4,875 16.9 mi
East Hampton 3,347 17.2 mi
Moosup 2,885 17.4 mi
Danielson 4,209 18.0 mi
Stafford Springs 4,649 18.0 mi
Oxoboxo River 2,782 19.3 mi
Glastonbury Center 7,266 20.0 mi

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