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06074

ZIP 06074 is South Windsor, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area code 860; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
26,907
Coordinates
41.8381, -72.5778
☼ Live from 06074 — South Windsor, CT

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Where 06074 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06074
  • 🔢 Type 06074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,074 = 2 × 3037. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06073 (South Glastonbury, CT, 12 mi away) and 06075 (Stafford, CT, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06074 becomes 47060 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Harrison, IN, 668 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00647, 00674, 04076, 04607, 04760, 06470, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00647 in Ensenada, PR, 1,683 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,361 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06074 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 107.42°E — 826 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 06074 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,907This ZIP26,907
Households9,835This ZIP9,835
Housing units10,272This ZIP10,272
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$144,961This ZIP$144,961Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$375,100This ZIP$375,100Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,864This ZIP$1,864Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.9%This ZIP58.9%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density959.0 / sq miThis ZIP959.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments844This ZIP844
Employees14,008This ZIP14,008
Annual payroll$900,704,000This ZIP$900,704,000
Tax returns filed13,490This ZIP13,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,617,394,000This ZIP$1,617,394,000

Land area

Land area28.06 sq miThis ZIP28.06 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

ZIP codes near 06074

ZIPCityDistance
06028 East Windsor Hill, CT 2.0 mi
06006 Windsor, CT 3.5 mi
06042 Manchester, CT 3.8 mi
06108 East Hartford, CT 4.6 mi
06016 Broad Brook, CT 4.7 mi
06041 Manchester, CT 5.2 mi
06045 Manchester, CT 5.2 mi
06088 East Windsor, CT 5.5 mi
06095 Windsor, CT 5.7 mi
06120 Hartford, CT 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06074?

06074 is in South Windsor, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.8381, -72.5778.

What county is 06074 in?

06074 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06074?

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

What time zone is 06074 in?

06074 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06074?

About 26,907 people live in ZIP code 06074, in 9,835 households, at 959.0 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 06074?

$144,961 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06074?

The closest are 06028 (2 mi), 06006 (3.5 mi), 06042 (3.8 mi), 06108 (4.6 mi) and 06016 (4.7 mi).

Is 06074 a PO Box ZIP code?

06074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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