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06277

ZIP 06277 is Thompson, Connecticut, in Windham County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham
Metro area
none
Population
4,004
Coordinates
41.9584, -71.8439
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Where 06277 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06277
  • 🔢 Type 06277 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLZgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 06277 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06269 (Storrs Mansfield, CT, 23 mi away) and 06278 (Ashford, CT, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06277 becomes 77260, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02767, 07627, 07726, 07762, 20677, 20776, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76702 in Waco, TX, 1,566 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,398 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06277 and you would come out at 41.96°S, 108.16°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 22.9 square miles of land, 06277 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,004This ZIP4,004
Households1,694This ZIP1,694
Housing units1,934This ZIP1,934
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$110,000This ZIP$110,000Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$295,100This ZIP$295,100Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,490This ZIP$1,490Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min
Population density174.6 / sq miThis ZIP174.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees709This ZIP709
Annual payroll$39,128,000This ZIP$39,128,000
Tax returns filed2,140This ZIP2,140
Total adjusted gross income$179,087,000This ZIP$179,087,000

Land area

Land area22.94 sq miThis ZIP22.94 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Other place names in 06277

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ZIP codes near 06277

ZIPCityDistance
06246 Grosvenor Dale, CT 2.6 mi
06260 Putnam, CT 3.7 mi
06255 North Grosvenordale, CT 3.7 mi
02859 Pascoag, RI 4.4 mi
06267 South Woodstock, CT 5.3 mi
06233 Ballouville, CT 5.7 mi
01570 Webster, MA 6.3 mi
06245 Fabyan, CT 6.6 mi
06262 Quinebaug, CT 6.8 mi
06241 Dayville, CT 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06277?

06277 is in Thompson, Connecticut, in Windham County. Its published point location is 41.9584, -71.8439.

What county is 06277 in?

06277 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 06277?

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

What time zone is 06277 in?

06277 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06277?

About 4,004 people live in ZIP code 06277, in 1,694 households, at 174.6 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 06277?

$110,000 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06277?

The closest are 06246 (2.6 mi), 06260 (3.7 mi), 06255 (3.7 mi), 02859 (4.4 mi) and 06267 (5.3 mi).

Is 06277 a PO Box ZIP code?

06277 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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