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06331

ZIP 06331 is Canterbury, Connecticut, mostly in Windham County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,145
Coordinates
41.6940, -72.0091
☼ Live from 06331 — Canterbury, CT

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Where 06331 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06331
  • 🔢 Type 06331 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEEgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,331 = 13 × 487. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06330 (Baltic, CT, 5 mi away) and 06332 (Central Village, CT, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06331 becomes 13360 — and that is a real ZIP code: Inlet, NY, 196 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06133, 13036, 13063, 13360, 13603, 13630, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33106 in Miami, FL, 1,192 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% 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 06331 and you would come out at 41.69°S, 107.99°E — 801 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 40.8 square miles of land, 06331 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,145This ZIP5,145
Households2,138This ZIP2,138
Housing units2,254This ZIP2,254
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$103,198This ZIP$103,198Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$334,200This ZIP$334,200Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$924This ZIP$924Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density126.2 / sq miThis ZIP126.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees390This ZIP390
Annual payroll$15,066,000This ZIP$15,066,000
Tax returns filed2,620This ZIP2,620
Total adjusted gross income$211,130,000This ZIP$211,130,000

Land area

Land area40.77 sq miThis ZIP40.77 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 06331 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Windham County 100.0%
New London County 0.0%

ZIP codes near 06331

ZIPCityDistance
06350 Hanover, CT 4.4 mi
06264 Scotland, CT 4.9 mi
06374 Plainfield, CT 5.1 mi
06330 Baltic, CT 5.4 mi
06332 Central Village, CT 5.9 mi
06247 Hampton, CT 6.1 mi
06387 Wauregan, CT 6.2 mi
06280 Windham, CT 6.2 mi
06383 Versailles, CT 6.6 mi
06234 Brooklyn, CT 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06331?

06331 is in Canterbury, Connecticut, in Windham County. Its published point location is 41.6940, -72.0091.

What county is 06331 in?

06331 spans 2 counties: Windham County and New London County. Most of it falls in Windham County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 06331?

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

What time zone is 06331 in?

06331 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06331?

About 5,145 people live in ZIP code 06331, in 2,138 households, at 126.2 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 06331?

$103,198 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06331?

The closest are 06350 (4.4 mi), 06264 (4.9 mi), 06374 (5.1 mi), 06330 (5.4 mi) and 06332 (5.9 mi).

Is 06331 a PO Box ZIP code?

06331 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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