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06118

ZIP 06118 is in East Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time. East Hartford has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 06108, 06128 and 06138.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
27,419
Coordinates
41.7487, -72.6095
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Where 06118 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06118
  • 🔢 Type 06118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIIgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,118 = 2 × 7 × 19 × 23. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06117 (West Hartford, CT, 8 mi away) and 06119 (West Hartford, CT, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06118 becomes 81160, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06811, 08611, 10168, 16018, 16108, 16801, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86011 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,141 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,360 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06118 and you would come out at 41.75°S, 107.39°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 9.9 square miles of land, 06118 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,419This ZIP27,419
Households11,102This ZIP11,102
Housing units11,673This ZIP11,673
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,740This ZIP$79,740Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$229,200This ZIP$229,200Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,353This ZIP$1,353Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density2,779.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,779.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments257This ZIP257
Employees16,199This ZIP16,199
Annual payroll$1,853,196,000This ZIP$1,853,196,000
Tax returns filed14,630This ZIP14,630
Total adjusted gross income$833,485,000This ZIP$833,485,000

Land area

Land area9.86 sq miThis ZIP9.86 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 06118

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ZIP codes near 06118

ZIPCityDistance
06108 East Hartford, CT 2.3 mi
06114 Hartford, CT 3.2 mi
06103 Hartford, CT 3.4 mi
06161 Hartford, CT 3.4 mi
06183 Hartford, CT 3.4 mi
06115 Hartford, CT 3.7 mi
06120 Hartford, CT 3.9 mi
06123 Hartford, CT 4.0 mi
06126 Hartford, CT 4.0 mi
06132 Hartford, CT 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06118?

06118 is in East Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.7487, -72.6095.

What county is 06118 in?

06118 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06118?

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

What time zone is 06118 in?

06118 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06118?

About 27,419 people live in ZIP code 06118, in 11,102 households, at 2,779.7 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 06118?

$79,740 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06118?

The closest are 06108 (2.3 mi), 06114 (3.2 mi), 06103 (3.4 mi), 06161 (3.4 mi) and 06183 (3.4 mi).

Is 06118 a PO Box ZIP code?

06118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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