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06040

ZIP 06040 is in Manchester, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time. Manchester has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 06041, 06042 and 06045.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
35,813
Coordinates
41.7614, -72.5256
☼ Live from 06040 — Manchester, CT

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Where 06040 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06040
  • 🔢 Type 06040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 151. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06039 (Lakeville, CT, 49 mi away) and 06041 (Manchester, CT, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06040 becomes 04060, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00604, 04006, 40006, 40060, 60004, 60040). The farthest-flung twin is 00604 in Aguadilla, PR, 1,643 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,364 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06040 and you would come out at 41.76°S, 107.47°E — 820 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 16.9 square miles of land, 06040 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,813This ZIP35,813
Households14,910This ZIP14,910
Housing units15,676This ZIP15,676
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,422This ZIP$83,422Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$259,400This ZIP$259,400Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,384This ZIP$1,384Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%This ZIP37.7%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density2,115.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,115.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments864This ZIP864
Employees12,657This ZIP12,657
Annual payroll$661,760,000This ZIP$661,760,000
Tax returns filed18,190This ZIP18,190
Total adjusted gross income$1,309,855,000This ZIP$1,309,855,000

Land area

Land area16.93 sq miThis ZIP16.93 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 06040

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ZIP codes near 06040

ZIPCityDistance
06041 Manchester, CT 1.0 mi
06045 Manchester, CT 1.0 mi
06042 Manchester, CT 2.9 mi
06033 Glastonbury, CT 3.8 mi
06118 East Hartford, CT 4.4 mi
06043 Bolton, CT 4.5 mi
06025 East Glastonbury, CT 5.0 mi
06108 East Hartford, CT 5.2 mi
06074 South Windsor, CT 5.9 mi
06066 Vernon Rockville, CT 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06040?

06040 is in Manchester, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.7614, -72.5256.

What county is 06040 in?

06040 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06040?

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

What time zone is 06040 in?

06040 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06040?

About 35,813 people live in ZIP code 06040, in 14,910 households, at 2,115.7 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 06040?

$83,422 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06040?

The closest are 06041 (1 mi), 06045 (1 mi), 06042 (2.9 mi), 06033 (3.8 mi) and 06118 (4.4 mi).

Is 06040 a PO Box ZIP code?

06040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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