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06052

ZIP 06052 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, 06051 and 06053.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
7,916
Coordinates
41.6556, -72.8031
☼ Live from 06052 — New Britain, CT

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Where 06052 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 06052
  • 🔢 Type 06052 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,052 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 89. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06051 (New Britain, CT, 2 mi away) and 06053 (New Britain, CT, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06052 becomes 25060 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dorothy, WV, 526 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00652, 02056, 02065, 02650, 05062, 05260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00652 in Garrochales, PR, 1,645 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,350 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06052 and you would come out at 41.66°S, 107.20°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 2.6 square miles of land, 06052 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,916This ZIP7,916
Households3,392This ZIP3,392
Housing units3,722This ZIP3,722
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,506This ZIP$80,506Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$260,000This ZIP$260,000Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,270This ZIP$1,270Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density3,052.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,052.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments152This ZIP152
Employees3,914This ZIP3,914
Annual payroll$252,734,000This ZIP$252,734,000
Tax returns filed4,160This ZIP4,160
Total adjusted gross income$270,112,000This ZIP$270,112,000

Land area

Land area2.59 sq miThis ZIP2.59 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 06052

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ZIP codes near 06052

ZIPCityDistance
06050 New Britain, CT 1.5 mi
06051 New Britain, CT 1.8 mi
06053 New Britain, CT 2.5 mi
06062 Plainville, CT 3.2 mi
06037 Berlin, CT 3.7 mi
06111 Newington, CT 4.3 mi
06489 Southington, CT 4.5 mi
06023 East Berlin, CT 5.2 mi
06032 Farmington, CT 5.9 mi
06110 West Hartford, CT 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06052?

06052 is in New Britain, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.6556, -72.8031.

What county is 06052 in?

06052 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06052?

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

What time zone is 06052 in?

06052 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06052?

About 7,916 people live in ZIP code 06052, in 3,392 households, at 3,052.8 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 06052?

$80,506 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06052?

The closest are 06050 (1.5 mi), 06051 (1.8 mi), 06053 (2.5 mi), 06062 (3.2 mi) and 06037 (3.7 mi).

Is 06052 a PO Box ZIP code?

06052 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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