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06073

ZIP 06073 is South Glastonbury, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
5,372
Coordinates
41.6606, -72.5685
☼ Live from 06073 — South Glastonbury, CT

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Where 06073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06073
  • 🔢 Type 06073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 06073 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06072 (Somersville, CT, 23 mi away) and 06074 (South Windsor, CT, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06073 becomes 37060 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eagleville, TN, 860 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00637, 00736, 03076, 03607, 06037, 06370, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00736 in Cayey, PR, 1,671 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,362 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06073 and you would come out at 41.66°S, 107.43°E — 816 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 14.5 square miles of land, 06073 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,372This ZIP5,372
Households2,000This ZIP2,000
Housing units2,032This ZIP2,032
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$201,477This ZIP$201,477Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$560,900This ZIP$560,900Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,408This ZIP$1,408Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher76.9%This ZIP76.9%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density370.0 / sq miThis ZIP370.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments91This ZIP91
Employees482This ZIP482
Annual payroll$26,884,000This ZIP$26,884,000
Tax returns filed2,920This ZIP2,920
Total adjusted gross income$887,385,000This ZIP$887,385,000

Land area

Land area14.52 sq miThis ZIP14.52 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

ZIP codes near 06073

ZIPCityDistance
06025 East Glastonbury, CT 2.6 mi
06033 Glastonbury, CT 3.6 mi
06480 Portland, CT 4.4 mi
06067 Rocky Hill, CT 4.8 mi
06416 Cromwell, CT 5.7 mi
06414 Cobalt, CT 5.8 mi
06109 Wethersfield, CT 6.0 mi
06447 Marlborough, CT 6.1 mi
06118 East Hartford, CT 6.4 mi
06040 Manchester, CT 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06073?

06073 is in South Glastonbury, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.6606, -72.5685.

What county is 06073 in?

06073 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06073?

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

What time zone is 06073 in?

06073 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06073?

About 5,372 people live in ZIP code 06073, in 2,000 households, at 370.0 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 06073?

$201,477 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06073?

The closest are 06025 (2.6 mi), 06033 (3.6 mi), 06480 (4.4 mi), 06067 (4.8 mi) and 06416 (5.7 mi).

Is 06073 a PO Box ZIP code?

06073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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