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06266

ZIP 06266 is South 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
222
Coordinates
41.6737, -72.1728
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Where 06266 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06266
  • 🔢 Type 06266 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggZgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,266 = 2 × 13 × 241. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06265 (South Willington, CT, 14 mi away) and 06267 (South Woodstock, CT, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06266 becomes 66260, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02666, 26660, 60626, 62660, 66026, 66062, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66620 in Topeka, KS, 1,252 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% 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 06266 and you would come out at 41.67°S, 107.83°E — 805 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 0.925 square miles of land, 06266 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 448 football fields.
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People and housing

Population222This ZIP222
Households110This ZIP110
Housing units110This ZIP110
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median home value$232,800This ZIP$232,800Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%This ZIP27.6%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density240.0 / sq miThis ZIP240.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees485This ZIP485
Annual payroll$20,023,000This ZIP$20,023,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$17,761,000This ZIP$17,761,000

Land area

Land area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 06266

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

ZIP codes near 06266

ZIPCityDistance
06280 Windham, CT 2.5 mi
06226 Willimantic, CT 3.0 mi
06264 Scotland, CT 3.9 mi
06254 North Franklin, CT 3.9 mi
06256 North Windham, CT 4.1 mi
06249 Lebanon, CT 4.5 mi
06330 Baltic, CT 5.6 mi
06350 Hanover, CT 5.6 mi
06336 Gilman, CT 6.5 mi
06250 Mansfield Center, CT 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06266?

06266 is in South Windham, Connecticut, in Windham County. Its published point location is 41.6737, -72.1728.

What county is 06266 in?

06266 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 06266?

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

What time zone is 06266 in?

06266 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06266?

About 222 people live in ZIP code 06266, in 110 households, at 240.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 06266?

The closest are 06280 (2.5 mi), 06226 (3 mi), 06264 (3.9 mi), 06254 (3.9 mi) and 06256 (4.1 mi).

Is 06266 a PO Box ZIP code?

06266 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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