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06016

ZIP 06016 is Broad Brook, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
6,959
Coordinates
41.9019, -72.5474
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Where 06016 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06016
  • 🔢 Type 06016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 47. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06013 (Burlington, CT, 23 mi away) and 06018 (Canaan, CT, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06016 becomes 61060 — and that is a real ZIP code: Orangeville, IL, 873 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00616, 01066, 01606, 06061, 06106, 06160, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00616 in Bajadero, PR, 1,659 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,362 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06016 and you would come out at 41.90°S, 107.45°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 06016 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,959This ZIP6,959
Households2,941This ZIP2,941
Housing units3,035This ZIP3,035
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$120,399This ZIP$120,399Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$335,400This ZIP$335,400Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,592This ZIP$1,592Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.5%This ZIP46.5%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density464.0 / sq miThis ZIP464.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees390This ZIP390
Annual payroll$18,591,000This ZIP$18,591,000
Tax returns filed3,290This ZIP3,290
Total adjusted gross income$275,411,000This ZIP$275,411,000

Land area

Land area15.00 sq miThis ZIP15.00 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 06016

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ZIP codes near 06016

ZIPCityDistance
06088 East Windsor, CT 2.2 mi
06028 East Windsor Hill, CT 4.1 mi
06074 South Windsor, CT 4.7 mi
06029 Ellington, CT 5.3 mi
06083 Enfield, CT 5.6 mi
06080 Suffield, CT 5.6 mi
06096 Windsor Locks, CT 5.6 mi
06082 Enfield, CT 5.7 mi
06006 Windsor, CT 6.0 mi
06066 Vernon Rockville, CT 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06016?

06016 is in Broad Brook, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.9019, -72.5474.

What county is 06016 in?

06016 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06016?

Broad Brook uses area codes 860 and 959, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 06016 in?

06016 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06016?

About 6,959 people live in ZIP code 06016, in 2,941 households, at 464.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 06016?

$120,399 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06016?

The closest are 06088 (2.2 mi), 06028 (4.1 mi), 06074 (4.7 mi), 06029 (5.3 mi) and 06083 (5.6 mi).

Is 06016 a PO Box ZIP code?

06016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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