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06068

ZIP 06068 is Salisbury, Connecticut, in Litchfield County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Litchfield
Metro area
none
Population
2,034
Coordinates
42.0072, -73.4222
☼ Live from 06068 — Salisbury, CT

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Where 06068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06068
  • 🔢 Type 06068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,068 = 2 × 2 × 37 × 41. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06067 (Rocky Hill, CT, 46 mi away) and 06069 (Sharon, CT, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06068 becomes 86060, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06608, 06860, 08066, 08606, 60068, 60086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66080 in Richmond, KS, 1,175 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,317 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06068 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 106.58°E — 862 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 29.6 square miles of land, 06068 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,034This ZIP2,034
Households765This ZIP765
Housing units1,145This ZIP1,145
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$123,552This ZIP$123,552Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$842,200This ZIP$842,200Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,009This ZIP$2,009Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%This ZIP50.2%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density68.8 / sq miThis ZIP68.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees733This ZIP733
Annual payroll$39,517,000This ZIP$39,517,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$157,570,000This ZIP$157,570,000

Land area

Land area29.55 sq miThis ZIP29.55 sq mi
Water area1.86 sq miThis ZIP1.86 sq mi

Other place names in 06068

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

ZIP codes near 06068

ZIPCityDistance
06079 Taconic, CT 2.7 mi
06039 Lakeville, CT 3.3 mi
06018 Canaan, CT 6.0 mi
01257 Sheffield, MA 6.1 mi
01258 South Egremont, MA 6.3 mi
06031 Falls Village, CT 6.5 mi
01222 Ashley Falls, MA 6.6 mi
12546 Millerton, NY 6.6 mi
06024 East Canaan, CT 7.1 mi
12503 Ancramdale, NY 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06068?

06068 is in Salisbury, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Its published point location is 42.0072, -73.4222.

What county is 06068 in?

06068 lies in Litchfield County.

What area code is 06068?

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

What time zone is 06068 in?

06068 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06068?

About 2,034 people live in ZIP code 06068, in 765 households, at 68.8 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 06068?

$123,552 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06068?

The closest are 06079 (2.7 mi), 06039 (3.3 mi), 06018 (6 mi), 01257 (6.1 mi) and 01258 (6.3 mi).

Is 06068 a PO Box ZIP code?

06068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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