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06379

ZIP 06379 is Pawcatuck, 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
9,017
Coordinates
41.3635, -71.8532
☼ Live from 06379 — Pawcatuck, CT

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Where 06379 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06379
  • 🔢 Type 06379 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLEgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 06379 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06378 (Stonington, CT, 3 mi away) and 06380 (Taftville, CT, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06379 becomes 97360 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mill City, OR, 2,525 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03769, 06793, 07936, 07963, 36079, 36790, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96370 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,593 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,401 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06379 and you would come out at 41.36°S, 108.15°E — 777 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 12.2 square miles of land, 06379 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,017This ZIP9,017
Households4,125This ZIP4,125
Housing units4,338This ZIP4,338
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$95,066This ZIP$95,066Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$406,100This ZIP$406,100Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,205This ZIP$1,205Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density737.5 / sq miThis ZIP737.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments175This ZIP175
Employees1,871This ZIP1,871
Annual payroll$119,986,000This ZIP$119,986,000
Tax returns filed4,780This ZIP4,780
Total adjusted gross income$429,272,000This ZIP$429,272,000

Land area

Land area12.23 sq miThis ZIP12.23 sq mi
Water area1.66 sq miThis ZIP1.66 sq mi

Other place names in 06379

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ZIP codes near 06379

ZIPCityDistance
06378 Stonington, CT 3.2 mi
02891 Westerly, RI 3.3 mi
06372 Old Mystic, CT 5.3 mi
06355 Mystic, CT 6.2 mi
02804 Ashaway, RI 6.5 mi
06388 West Mystic, CT 6.5 mi
06390 Fishers Island, NY 6.7 mi
02808 Bradford, RI 6.8 mi
06359 North Stonington, CT 7.5 mi
06339 Ledyard, CT 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06379?

06379 is in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, in New London County. Its published point location is 41.3635, -71.8532.

What county is 06379 in?

06379 lies in New London County.

What area code is 06379?

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

What time zone is 06379 in?

06379 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06379?

About 9,017 people live in ZIP code 06379, in 4,125 households, at 737.5 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 06379?

$95,066 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06379?

The closest are 06378 (3.2 mi), 02891 (3.3 mi), 06372 (5.3 mi), 06355 (6.2 mi) and 02804 (6.5 mi).

Is 06379 a PO Box ZIP code?

06379 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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