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06249

ZIP 06249 is Lebanon, Connecticut, in New London County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New London
Metro area
none
Population
7,116
Coordinates
41.6330, -72.2401
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Where 06249 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06249
  • 🔢 Type 06249 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhZgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,249 = 3 × 2083. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06248 (Hebron, CT, 10 mi away) and 06250 (Mansfield Center, CT, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06249 becomes 94260, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06492, 09264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,834 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,379 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06249 and you would come out at 41.63°S, 107.76°E — 804 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 54.1 square miles of land, 06249 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,116This ZIP7,116
Households2,834This ZIP2,834
Housing units3,091This ZIP3,091
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$109,135This ZIP$109,135Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$345,900This ZIP$345,900Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,630This ZIP$1,630Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%This ZIP40.1%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density131.5 / sq miThis ZIP131.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments86This ZIP86
Employees713This ZIP713
Annual payroll$37,294,000This ZIP$37,294,000
Tax returns filed3,680This ZIP3,680
Total adjusted gross income$324,706,000This ZIP$324,706,000

Land area

Land area54.10 sq miThis ZIP54.10 sq mi
Water area1.15 sq miThis ZIP1.15 sq mi

ZIP codes near 06249

ZIPCityDistance
06336 Gilman, CT 4.3 mi
06266 South Windham, CT 4.5 mi
06254 North Franklin, CT 5.1 mi
06237 Columbia, CT 5.4 mi
06226 Willimantic, CT 5.5 mi
06231 Amston, CT 6.6 mi
06280 Windham, CT 7.0 mi
06334 Bozrah, CT 7.0 mi
06389 Yantic, CT 7.8 mi
06415 Colchester, CT 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06249?

06249 is in Lebanon, Connecticut, in New London County. Its published point location is 41.6330, -72.2401.

What county is 06249 in?

06249 lies in New London County.

What area code is 06249?

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

What time zone is 06249 in?

06249 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06249?

About 7,116 people live in ZIP code 06249, in 2,834 households, at 131.5 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 06249?

$109,135 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06249?

The closest are 06336 (4.3 mi), 06266 (4.5 mi), 06254 (5.1 mi), 06237 (5.4 mi) and 06226 (5.5 mi).

Is 06249 a PO Box ZIP code?

06249 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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