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06051

ZIP 06051 is in New Britain, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time. New Britain has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 06050, 06052 and 06053.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
29,548
Coordinates
41.6652, -72.7699
☼ Live from 06051 — New Britain, CT

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Where 06051 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 06051
  • 🔢 Type 06051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,051 = 3 × 2017. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06050 (New Britain, CT, 0 mi away) and 06052 (New Britain, CT, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06051 becomes 15060 — and that is a real ZIP code: Midway, PA, 402 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01506, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51060 in Ute, IA, 1,176 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,352 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06051 and you would come out at 41.67°S, 107.23°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 06051 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,548This ZIP29,548
Households11,873This ZIP11,873
Housing units13,697This ZIP13,697
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,022This ZIP$51,022Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$211,500This ZIP$211,500Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,187This ZIP$1,187Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density7,199.8 / sq miThis ZIP7,199.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments482This ZIP482
Employees7,419This ZIP7,419
Annual payroll$417,941,000This ZIP$417,941,000
Tax returns filed14,100This ZIP14,100
Total adjusted gross income$545,456,000This ZIP$545,456,000

Land area

Land area4.10 sq miThis ZIP4.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 06051

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 06051

ZIPCityDistance
06050 New Britain, CT 0.4 mi
06052 New Britain, CT 1.8 mi
06053 New Britain, CT 2.1 mi
06111 Newington, CT 2.5 mi
06037 Berlin, CT 4.2 mi
06023 East Berlin, CT 4.5 mi
06062 Plainville, CT 4.7 mi
06110 West Hartford, CT 5.0 mi
06067 Rocky Hill, CT 5.6 mi
06109 Wethersfield, CT 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06051?

06051 is in New Britain, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.6652, -72.7699.

What county is 06051 in?

06051 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06051?

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

What time zone is 06051 in?

06051 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06051?

About 29,548 people live in ZIP code 06051, in 11,873 households, at 7,199.8 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 06051?

$51,022 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06051?

The closest are 06050 (0.4 mi), 06052 (1.8 mi), 06053 (2.1 mi), 06111 (2.5 mi) and 06037 (4.2 mi).

Is 06051 a PO Box ZIP code?

06051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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