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06357

ZIP 06357 is Niantic, Connecticut, in New London County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New London
Metro area
none
Population
11,332
Coordinates
41.3177, -72.2186
☼ Live from 06357 — Niantic, CT

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Where 06357 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06357
  • 🔢 Type 06357 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSEgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,357 = 3 × 13 × 163. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06355 (Mystic, CT, 13 mi away) and 06359 (North Stonington, CT, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06357 becomes 75360 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dallas, TX, 1,471 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03576, 03756, 03765, 05673, 05736, 05763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76530 in Granger, TX, 1,580 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,382 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06357 and you would come out at 41.32°S, 107.78°E — 786 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 06357 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,332This ZIP11,332
Households5,000This ZIP5,000
Housing units6,201This ZIP6,201
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$93,026This ZIP$93,026Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$397,300This ZIP$397,300Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,429This ZIP$1,429Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%This ZIP46.2%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density1,070.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,070.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments275This ZIP275
Employees2,087This ZIP2,087
Annual payroll$102,939,000This ZIP$102,939,000
Tax returns filed6,030This ZIP6,030
Total adjusted gross income$639,768,000This ZIP$639,768,000

Land area

Land area10.59 sq miThis ZIP10.59 sq mi
Water area3.74 sq miThis ZIP3.74 sq mi

Other place names in 06357

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

ZIP codes near 06357

ZIPCityDistance
06376 South Lyme, CT 2.4 mi
06385 Waterford, CT 4.4 mi
06333 East Lyme, CT 4.8 mi
06371 Old Lyme, CT 6.3 mi
06320 New London, CT 6.4 mi
06375 Quaker Hill, CT 7.9 mi
06475 Old Saybrook, CT 8.6 mi
06349 Groton, CT 8.7 mi
11957 Orient, NY 9.5 mi
06426 Essex, CT 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06357?

06357 is in Niantic, Connecticut, in New London County. Its published point location is 41.3177, -72.2186.

What county is 06357 in?

06357 lies in New London County.

What area code is 06357?

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

What time zone is 06357 in?

06357 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06357?

About 11,332 people live in ZIP code 06357, in 5,000 households, at 1,070.3 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 06357?

$93,026 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06357?

The closest are 06376 (2.4 mi), 06385 (4.4 mi), 06333 (4.8 mi), 06371 (6.3 mi) and 06320 (6.4 mi).

Is 06357 a PO Box ZIP code?

06357 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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