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06117

ZIP 06117 is in West Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time. West Hartford has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
16,116
Coordinates
41.7891, -72.7631
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Where 06117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06117
  • 🔢 Type 06117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,117 = 3 × 2039. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06115 (Hartford, CT, 5 mi away) and 06118 (East Hartford, CT, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06117 becomes 71160, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (10167, 10176, 11706, 11760, 16017, 16107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76110 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,352 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06117 and you would come out at 41.79°S, 107.24°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 9.7 square miles of land, 06117 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,116This ZIP16,116
Households5,862This ZIP5,862
Housing units6,083This ZIP6,083
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$171,707This ZIP$171,707Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$472,300This ZIP$472,300Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,179This ZIP$2,179Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.7%This ZIP73.7%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density1,658.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,658.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments260This ZIP260
Employees7,681This ZIP7,681
Annual payroll$306,610,000This ZIP$306,610,000
Tax returns filed7,550This ZIP7,550
Total adjusted gross income$1,698,462,000This ZIP$1,698,462,000

Land area

Land area9.72 sq miThis ZIP9.72 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 06117

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ZIP codes near 06117

ZIPCityDistance
06030 Farmington, CT 2.3 mi
06034 Farmington, CT 2.3 mi
06102 Hartford, CT 2.3 mi
06104 Hartford, CT 2.3 mi
06127 West Hartford, CT 2.3 mi
06128 East Hartford, CT 2.3 mi
06129 Wethersfield, CT 2.3 mi
06131 Newington, CT 2.3 mi
06133 West Hartford, CT 2.3 mi
06137 West Hartford, CT 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06117?

06117 is in West Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.7891, -72.7631.

What county is 06117 in?

06117 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06117?

West Hartford uses area codes 860 and 959, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 06117 in?

06117 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06117?

About 16,116 people live in ZIP code 06117, in 5,862 households, at 1,658.4 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 06117?

$171,707 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06117?

The closest are 06030 (2.3 mi), 06034 (2.3 mi), 06102 (2.3 mi), 06104 (2.3 mi) and 06127 (2.3 mi).

Is 06117 a PO Box ZIP code?

06117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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