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06070

ZIP 06070 is Simsbury, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area code 860; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
15,254
Coordinates
41.8747, -72.8138
☼ Live from 06070 — Simsbury, CT

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Where 06070 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06070
  • 🔢 Type 06070 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,070 = 2 × 5 × 607. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06069 (Sharon, CT, 33 mi away) and 06071 (Somers, CT, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06070 becomes 07060 — and that is a real ZIP code: Plainfield, NJ, 121 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00670, 07006, 07060, 60007, 60070, 70006, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00670 in Las Marias, PR, 1,669 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,349 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06070 and you would come out at 41.87°S, 107.19°E — 835 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 22.8 square miles of land, 06070 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,254This ZIP15,254
Households5,620This ZIP5,620
Housing units5,755This ZIP5,755
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$162,424This ZIP$162,424Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$445,300This ZIP$445,300Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,166This ZIP$2,166Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.9%This ZIP70.9%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density669.0 / sq miThis ZIP669.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments390This ZIP390
Employees5,333This ZIP5,333
Annual payroll$346,079,000This ZIP$346,079,000
Tax returns filed7,910This ZIP7,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,291,854,000This ZIP$1,291,854,000

Land area

Land area22.80 sq miThis ZIP22.80 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 06070

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ZIP codes near 06070

ZIPCityDistance
06092 West Simsbury, CT 2.4 mi
06089 Weatogue, CT 2.8 mi
06081 Tariffville, CT 3.3 mi
06059 North Canton, CT 4.0 mi
06002 Bloomfield, CT 4.4 mi
06019 Canton, CT 4.7 mi
06020 Canton Center, CT 5.0 mi
06026 East Granby, CT 5.2 mi
06090 West Granby, CT 5.6 mi
06022 Collinsville, CT 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06070?

06070 is in Simsbury, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.8747, -72.8138.

What county is 06070 in?

06070 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06070?

Simsbury uses area code 860, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 06070 in?

06070 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06070?

About 15,254 people live in ZIP code 06070, in 5,620 households, at 669.0 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 06070?

$162,424 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06070?

The closest are 06092 (2.4 mi), 06089 (2.8 mi), 06081 (3.3 mi), 06059 (4 mi) and 06002 (4.4 mi).

Is 06070 a PO Box ZIP code?

06070 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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