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06256

ZIP 06256 is North Windham, Connecticut, in Windham County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham
Metro area
none
Population
1,704
Coordinates
41.7322, -72.1574
☼ Live from 06256 — North Windham, CT

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Where 06256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06256
  • 🔢 Type 06256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06255 (North Grosvenordale, CT, 22 mi away) and 06258 (Pomfret, CT, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06256 becomes 65260 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jacksonville, MO, 1,069 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06265, 20566, 20656, 25606, 26056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66502 in Manhattan, KS, 1,290 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,383 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06256 and you would come out at 41.73°S, 107.84°E — 807 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 7.6 square miles of land, 06256 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,704This ZIP1,704
Households810This ZIP810
Housing units877This ZIP877
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,333This ZIP$80,333Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$187,700This ZIP$187,700Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density225.6 / sq miThis ZIP225.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees1,427This ZIP1,427
Annual payroll$74,358,000This ZIP$74,358,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$71,993,000This ZIP$71,993,000

Land area

Land area7.55 sq miThis ZIP7.55 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 06256

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 06256

ZIPCityDistance
06226 Willimantic, CT 3.1 mi
06280 Windham, CT 3.2 mi
06250 Mansfield Center, CT 3.5 mi
06264 Scotland, CT 3.6 mi
06266 South Windham, CT 4.1 mi
06235 Chaplin, CT 4.3 mi
06247 Hampton, CT 4.9 mi
06268 Storrs Mansfield, CT 6.6 mi
06269 Storrs Mansfield, CT 7.2 mi
06350 Hanover, CT 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06256?

06256 is in North Windham, Connecticut, in Windham County. Its published point location is 41.7322, -72.1574.

What county is 06256 in?

06256 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 06256?

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

What time zone is 06256 in?

06256 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06256?

About 1,704 people live in ZIP code 06256, in 810 households, at 225.6 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 06256?

$80,333 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06256?

The closest are 06226 (3.1 mi), 06280 (3.2 mi), 06250 (3.5 mi), 06264 (3.6 mi) and 06266 (4.1 mi).

Is 06256 a PO Box ZIP code?

06256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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