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06259

ZIP 06259 is Pomfret Center, Connecticut, in Windham County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham
Metro area
none
Population
4,568
Coordinates
41.8715, -71.9876
☼ Live from 06259 — Pomfret Center, CT

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Where 06259 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06259
  • 🔢 Type 06259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,259 = 11 × 569. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06258 (Pomfret, CT, 2 mi away) and 06260 (Putnam, CT, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06259 becomes 95260, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02659, 09265, 09625, 20659, 20695, 25690, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96520 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,972 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,391 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06259 and you would come out at 41.87°S, 108.01°E — 810 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 42.7 square miles of land, 06259 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,568This ZIP4,568
Households1,770This ZIP1,770
Housing units1,890This ZIP1,890
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,476This ZIP$108,476Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$401,700This ZIP$401,700Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,194This ZIP$1,194Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%This ZIP48.3%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density106.9 / sq miThis ZIP106.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees583This ZIP583
Annual payroll$29,337,000This ZIP$29,337,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$212,381,000This ZIP$212,381,000

Land area

Land area42.73 sq miThis ZIP42.73 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 06259

ZIPCityDistance
06258 Pomfret, CT 1.6 mi
06230 Abington, CT 2.6 mi
06263 Rogers, CT 4.9 mi
06267 South Woodstock, CT 5.5 mi
06234 Brooklyn, CT 5.6 mi
06242 Eastford, CT 5.7 mi
06233 Ballouville, CT 6.5 mi
06260 Putnam, CT 6.5 mi
06281 Woodstock, CT 7.2 mi
06282 Woodstock Valley, CT 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06259?

06259 is in Pomfret Center, Connecticut, in Windham County. Its published point location is 41.8715, -71.9876.

What county is 06259 in?

06259 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 06259?

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

What time zone is 06259 in?

06259 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06259?

About 4,568 people live in ZIP code 06259, in 1,770 households, at 106.9 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 06259?

$108,476 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06259?

The closest are 06258 (1.6 mi), 06230 (2.6 mi), 06263 (4.9 mi), 06267 (5.5 mi) and 06234 (5.6 mi).

Is 06259 a PO Box ZIP code?

06259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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