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06096

ZIP 06096 is Windsor Locks, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area code 860; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
12,579
Coordinates
41.9278, -72.6516
☼ Live from 06096 — Windsor Locks, CT

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Where 06096 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06096
  • 🔢 Type 06096 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGOgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,096 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 127. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06095 (Windsor, CT, 4 mi away) and 06098 (Winsted, CT, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06096 becomes 69060, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00669, 00966, 06069, 06906, 09066, 09606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09606 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,113 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,357 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06096 and you would come out at 41.93°S, 107.35°E — 833 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 9.0 square miles of land, 06096 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,579This ZIP12,579
Households5,268This ZIP5,268
Housing units5,412This ZIP5,412
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$81,205This ZIP$81,205Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$258,800This ZIP$258,800Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,394This ZIP$1,394Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density1,393.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,393.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments373This ZIP373
Employees10,209This ZIP10,209
Annual payroll$827,860,000This ZIP$827,860,000
Tax returns filed7,010This ZIP7,010
Total adjusted gross income$486,727,000This ZIP$486,727,000

Land area

Land area9.02 sq miThis ZIP9.02 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Other place names in 06096

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ZIP codes near 06096

ZIPCityDistance
06199 Hartford, CT 1.5 mi
06080 Suffield, CT 1.8 mi
06064 Poquonock, CT 2.1 mi
06088 East Windsor, CT 3.6 mi
06095 Windsor, CT 3.9 mi
06078 Suffield, CT 4.4 mi
06083 Enfield, CT 4.5 mi
06026 East Granby, CT 4.8 mi
06006 Windsor, CT 5.2 mi
06028 East Windsor Hill, CT 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06096?

06096 is in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.9278, -72.6516.

What county is 06096 in?

06096 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06096?

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

What time zone is 06096 in?

06096 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06096?

About 12,579 people live in ZIP code 06096, in 5,268 households, at 1,393.9 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 06096?

$81,205 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06096?

The closest are 06199 (1.5 mi), 06080 (1.8 mi), 06064 (2.1 mi), 06088 (3.6 mi) and 06095 (3.9 mi).

Is 06096 a PO Box ZIP code?

06096 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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