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06424

ZIP 06424 is East Hampton, Connecticut, in Middlesex County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Metro area
none
Population
12,751
Coordinates
41.5602, -72.5028
☼ Live from 06424 — East Hampton, CT

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Where 06424 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06424
  • 🔢 Type 06424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 73. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06423 (East Haddam, CT, 9 mi away) and 06426 (Essex, CT, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06424 becomes 42460 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sullivan, KY, 868 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02446, 02464, 02644, 04426, 04462, 04624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64024 in Excelsior Springs, MO, 1,150 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,366 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06424 and you would come out at 41.56°S, 107.50°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 39.2 square miles of land, 06424 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,751This ZIP12,751
Households5,171This ZIP5,171
Housing units5,511This ZIP5,511
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$123,680This ZIP$123,680Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$347,800This ZIP$347,800Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,408This ZIP$1,408Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%This ZIP38.8%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density325.2 / sq miThis ZIP325.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments181This ZIP181
Employees1,618This ZIP1,618
Annual payroll$92,665,000This ZIP$92,665,000
Tax returns filed6,650This ZIP6,650
Total adjusted gross income$693,590,000This ZIP$693,590,000

Land area

Land area39.21 sq miThis ZIP39.21 sq mi
Water area1.91 sq miThis ZIP1.91 sq mi

Other place names in 06424

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ZIP codes near 06424

ZIPCityDistance
06456 Middle Haddam, CT 2.7 mi
06414 Cobalt, CT 2.8 mi
06469 Moodus, CT 4.6 mi
06480 Portland, CT 5.2 mi
06474 North Westchester, CT 5.4 mi
06447 Marlborough, CT 5.8 mi
06438 Haddam, CT 7.6 mi
06073 South Glastonbury, CT 7.7 mi
06441 Higganum, CT 7.7 mi
06415 Colchester, CT 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06424?

06424 is in East Hampton, Connecticut, in Middlesex County. Its published point location is 41.5602, -72.5028.

What county is 06424 in?

06424 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 06424?

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

What time zone is 06424 in?

06424 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06424?

About 12,751 people live in ZIP code 06424, in 5,171 households, at 325.2 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 06424?

$123,680 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06424?

The closest are 06456 (2.7 mi), 06414 (2.8 mi), 06469 (4.6 mi), 06480 (5.2 mi) and 06474 (5.4 mi).

Is 06424 a PO Box ZIP code?

06424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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