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06021

ZIP 06021 is Colebrook, Connecticut, in Litchfield County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Litchfield
Metro area
none
Population
1,494
Coordinates
42.0058, -73.0642
☼ Live from 06021 — Colebrook, CT

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Where 06021 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06021
  • 🔢 Type 06021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,021 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 223. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06020 (Canton Center, CT, 13 mi away) and 06022 (Collinsville, CT, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06021 becomes 12060 — and that is a real ZIP code: East Chatham, NY, 36 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00612, 01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00612 in Arecibo, PR, 1,672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,336 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06021 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 106.94°E — 851 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 31.6 square miles of land, 06021 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,494This ZIP1,494
Households598This ZIP598
Housing units703This ZIP703
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$111,250This ZIP$111,250Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$342,800This ZIP$342,800Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,333This ZIP$1,333Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%This ZIP36.6%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density47.3 / sq miThis ZIP47.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees112This ZIP112
Annual payroll$3,692,000This ZIP$3,692,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$69,294,000This ZIP$69,294,000

Land area

Land area31.55 sq miThis ZIP31.55 sq mi
Water area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi

ZIP codes near 06021

ZIPCityDistance
06065 Riverton, CT 3.6 mi
06091 West Hartland, CT 4.5 mi
06098 Winsted, CT 5.9 mi
06058 Norfolk, CT 6.4 mi
06063 Barkhamsted, CT 6.7 mi
01255 Sandisfield, MA 7.4 mi
06027 East Hartland, CT 7.6 mi
01034 Granville, MA 8.1 mi
06094 Winchester Center, CT 8.7 mi
01259 Southfield, MA 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06021?

06021 is in Colebrook, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Its published point location is 42.0058, -73.0642.

What county is 06021 in?

06021 lies in Litchfield County.

What area code is 06021?

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

What time zone is 06021 in?

06021 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06021?

About 1,494 people live in ZIP code 06021, in 598 households, at 47.3 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 06021?

$111,250 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06021?

The closest are 06065 (3.6 mi), 06091 (4.5 mi), 06098 (5.9 mi), 06058 (6.4 mi) and 06063 (6.7 mi).

Is 06021 a PO Box ZIP code?

06021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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