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06024

ZIP 06024 is East Canaan, Connecticut, in Litchfield County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Litchfield
Metro area
none
Population
634
Coordinates
42.0082, -73.2837
☼ Live from 06024 — East Canaan, CT

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Where 06024 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06024
  • 🔢 Type 06024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 251. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06023 (East Berlin, CT, 40 mi away) and 06025 (East Glastonbury, CT, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06024 becomes 42060 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lovelaceville, KY, 897 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00624, 02460, 04062, 04260, 06042, 06420, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00624 in Penuelas, PR, 1,700 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,324 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06024 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 106.72°E — 858 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 6.1 square miles of land, 06024 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population634This ZIP634
Households237This ZIP237
Housing units269This ZIP269
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$87,943This ZIP$87,943Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density103.8 / sq miThis ZIP103.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees155This ZIP155
Annual payroll$8,896,000This ZIP$8,896,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$22,343,000This ZIP$22,343,000

Land area

Land area6.11 sq miThis ZIP6.11 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 06024

ZIPCityDistance
06018 Canaan, CT 2.4 mi
06031 Falls Village, CT 4.0 mi
01222 Ashley Falls, MA 4.1 mi
01259 Southfield, MA 5.1 mi
06058 Norfolk, CT 6.0 mi
06079 Taconic, CT 6.3 mi
01257 Sheffield, MA 6.8 mi
06068 Salisbury, CT 7.1 mi
01244 Mill River, MA 7.6 mi
06039 Lakeville, CT 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06024?

06024 is in East Canaan, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Its published point location is 42.0082, -73.2837.

What county is 06024 in?

06024 lies in Litchfield County.

What area code is 06024?

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

What time zone is 06024 in?

06024 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06024?

About 634 people live in ZIP code 06024, in 237 households, at 103.8 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 06024?

$87,943 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06024?

The closest are 06018 (2.4 mi), 06031 (4 mi), 01222 (4.1 mi), 01259 (5.1 mi) and 06058 (6 mi).

Is 06024 a PO Box ZIP code?

06024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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