06079
ZIP 06079 is Taconic, Connecticut, in Litchfield County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Litchfield
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 19
- Coordinates
- 42.0418, -73.3975
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Where 06079 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.
- 🔢 Type 06079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 06079 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011110111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06078 (Suffield, CT, 38 mi away) and 06080 (Suffield, CT, 40 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 06079 becomes 97060 — and that is a real ZIP code: Troutdale, OR, 2,417 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00769, 00976, 06790, 06907, 07069, 07096, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09760 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,500 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,318 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06079 and you would come out at 42.04°S, 106.60°E — 863 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 06079 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 573 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10This ZIP10 |
| Housing units | 152This ZIP152 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Population density | 16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.18 sq miThis ZIP1.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 06079
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
06068 | Salisbury, CT | 2.7 mi |
01257 | Sheffield, MA | 3.4 mi |
01222 | Ashley Falls, MA | 4.4 mi |
06018 | Canaan, CT | 4.4 mi |
01258 | South Egremont, MA | 5.0 mi |
06039 | Lakeville, CT | 6.0 mi |
06024 | East Canaan, CT | 6.3 mi |
06031 | Falls Village, CT | 7.3 mi |
01244 | Mill River, MA | 8.0 mi |
12517 | Copake Falls, NY | 8.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 06079?
06079 is in Taconic, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Its published point location is 42.0418, -73.3975.
What county is 06079 in?
06079 lies in Litchfield County.
What area code is 06079?
Taconic uses area codes 860 and 959, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 06079 in?
06079 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 06079?
About 19 people live in ZIP code 06079, in 10 households, at 16.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 06079?
The closest are 06068 (2.7 mi), 01257 (3.4 mi), 01222 (4.4 mi), 06018 (4.4 mi) and 01258 (5 mi).
Is 06079 a PO Box ZIP code?
06079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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