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06415

ZIP 06415 is Colchester, Connecticut, mostly in New London County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New London +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
16,038
Coordinates
41.5503, -72.3486
☼ Live from 06415 — Colchester, CT

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Where 06415 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06415
  • 🔢 Type 06415 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,415 = 5 × 1283. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06414 (Cobalt, CT, 11 mi away) and 06416 (Cromwell, CT, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06415 becomes 51460 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ricketts, IA, 1,192 miles away.
  • 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56140 in Ihlen, MN, 1,225 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,374 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06415 and you would come out at 41.55°S, 107.65°E — 803 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 56.0 square miles of land, 06415 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,038This ZIP16,038
Households6,604This ZIP6,604
Housing units7,292This ZIP7,292
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$123,256This ZIP$123,256Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$366,300This ZIP$366,300Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,474This ZIP$1,474Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.8%This ZIP49.8%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density286.6 / sq miThis ZIP286.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments307This ZIP307
Employees3,257This ZIP3,257
Annual payroll$159,022,000This ZIP$159,022,000
Tax returns filed8,520This ZIP8,520
Total adjusted gross income$828,276,000This ZIP$828,276,000

Land area

Land area55.97 sq miThis ZIP55.97 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

Counties 06415 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
New London County 87.5%
Middlesex County 12.5%

Other place names in 06415

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ZIP codes near 06415

ZIPCityDistance
06474 North Westchester, CT 3.4 mi
06231 Amston, CT 5.8 mi
06469 Moodus, CT 6.0 mi
06420 Salem, CT 6.3 mi
06423 East Haddam, CT 6.8 mi
06424 East Hampton, CT 8.0 mi
06249 Lebanon, CT 8.0 mi
06447 Marlborough, CT 8.1 mi
06336 Gilman, CT 8.2 mi
06334 Bozrah, CT 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06415?

06415 is in Colchester, Connecticut, in New London County. Its published point location is 41.5503, -72.3486.

What county is 06415 in?

06415 spans 2 counties: New London County and Middlesex County. Most of it falls in New London 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 06415?

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

What time zone is 06415 in?

06415 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06415?

About 16,038 people live in ZIP code 06415, in 6,604 households, at 286.6 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 06415?

$123,256 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06415?

The closest are 06474 (3.4 mi), 06231 (5.8 mi), 06469 (6 mi), 06420 (6.3 mi) and 06423 (6.8 mi).

Is 06415 a PO Box ZIP code?

06415 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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