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06385

ZIP 06385 is Waterford, 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
15,966
Coordinates
41.3617, -72.1566
☼ Live from 06385 — Waterford, CT

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Where 06385 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06385
  • 🔢 Type 06385 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBEgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,385 = 5 × 1277. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06384 (Voluntown, CT, 23 mi away) and 06387 (Wauregan, CT, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06385 becomes 58360, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03586, 03856, 03865, 05836, 05863, 06538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85360 in Wikieup, AZ, 2,283 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,385 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06385 and you would come out at 41.36°S, 107.84°E — 787 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 24.9 square miles of land, 06385 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,966This ZIP15,966
Households6,755This ZIP6,755
Housing units7,493This ZIP7,493
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$100,484This ZIP$100,484Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$365,400This ZIP$365,400Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,666This ZIP$1,666Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%This ZIP42.3%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density641.2 / sq miThis ZIP641.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments489This ZIP489
Employees8,775This ZIP8,775
Annual payroll$507,142,000This ZIP$507,142,000
Tax returns filed8,790This ZIP8,790
Total adjusted gross income$884,930,000This ZIP$884,930,000

Land area

Land area24.90 sq miThis ZIP24.90 sq mi
Water area1.88 sq miThis ZIP1.88 sq mi

Other place names in 06385

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ZIP codes near 06385

ZIPCityDistance
06320 New London, CT 3.0 mi
06375 Quaker Hill, CT 3.5 mi
06333 East Lyme, CT 4.1 mi
06349 Groton, CT 4.3 mi
06357 Niantic, CT 4.4 mi
06340 Groton, CT 6.1 mi
06353 Montville, CT 6.6 mi
06376 South Lyme, CT 6.8 mi
06335 Gales Ferry, CT 7.2 mi
06382 Uncasville, CT 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06385?

06385 is in Waterford, Connecticut, in New London County. Its published point location is 41.3617, -72.1566.

What county is 06385 in?

06385 lies in New London County.

What area code is 06385?

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

What time zone is 06385 in?

06385 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06385?

About 15,966 people live in ZIP code 06385, in 6,755 households, at 641.2 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 06385?

$100,484 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06385?

The closest are 06320 (3 mi), 06375 (3.5 mi), 06333 (4.1 mi), 06349 (4.3 mi) and 06357 (4.4 mi).

Is 06385 a PO Box ZIP code?

06385 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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