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06062

ZIP 06062 is Plainville, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
17,555
Coordinates
41.6736, -72.8597
☼ Live from 06062 — Plainville, CT

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Where 06062 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 06062
  • 🔢 Type 06062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,062 = 2 × 7 × 433. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06061 (Pine Meadow, CT, 15 mi away) and 06063 (Barkhamsted, CT, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06062 becomes 26060 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valley Grove, WV, 416 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00662, 02066, 02660, 06026, 06260, 06602, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00662 in Isabela, PR, 1,640 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,347 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06062 and you would come out at 41.67°S, 107.14°E — 826 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 06062 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,555This ZIP17,555
Households8,091This ZIP8,091
Housing units8,628This ZIP8,628
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,310This ZIP$84,310Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$253,900This ZIP$253,900Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,126This ZIP$1,126Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%This ZIP30.0%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density2,005.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,005.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments557This ZIP557
Employees9,230This ZIP9,230
Annual payroll$524,705,000This ZIP$524,705,000
Tax returns filed9,590This ZIP9,590
Total adjusted gross income$688,697,000This ZIP$688,697,000

Land area

Land area8.75 sq miThis ZIP8.75 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 06062

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ZIP codes near 06062

ZIPCityDistance
06052 New Britain, CT 3.2 mi
06053 New Britain, CT 3.7 mi
06032 Farmington, CT 4.0 mi
06489 Southington, CT 4.1 mi
06010 Bristol, CT 4.2 mi
06050 New Britain, CT 4.2 mi
06011 Bristol, CT 4.6 mi
06051 New Britain, CT 4.7 mi
06085 Unionville, CT 5.4 mi
06087 Unionville, CT 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06062?

06062 is in Plainville, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.6736, -72.8597.

What county is 06062 in?

06062 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06062?

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

What time zone is 06062 in?

06062 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06062?

About 17,555 people live in ZIP code 06062, in 8,091 households, at 2,005.6 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 06062?

$84,310 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06062?

The closest are 06052 (3.2 mi), 06053 (3.7 mi), 06032 (4 mi), 06489 (4.1 mi) and 06010 (4.2 mi).

Is 06062 a PO Box ZIP code?

06062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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