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Where 06442 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 06442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 6,442 = 2 × 3221. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100100101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06441 (Higganum, CT, 11 mi away) and 06443 (Madison, CT, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 06442 becomes 24460 — and that is a real ZIP code: Millboro, VA, 448 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, 1,153 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
- 🎯1,371 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06442 and you would come out at 41.34°S, 107.57°E — 794 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
- 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 06442 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,826This ZIP2,826 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,149This ZIP1,149 |
| Housing units | 1,279This ZIP1,279 |
| Median age | 39.8This ZIP39.8Connecticut41.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $104,358This ZIP$104,358Connecticut$95,781US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $468,200This ZIP$468,200Connecticut$366,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,444This ZIP$1,444Connecticut$1,488US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.4%This ZIP45.4% |
| Mean commute | 21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min |
| Population density | 783.5 / sq miThis ZIP783.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 42This ZIP42 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 303This ZIP303 |
| Annual payroll | $17,071,000This ZIP$17,071,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,430This ZIP1,430 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $158,654,000This ZIP$158,654,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.61 sq miThis ZIP3.61 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 06442
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
06409 | Centerbrook, CT | 0.5 mi |
06426 | Essex, CT | 2.0 mi |
06417 | Deep River, CT | 2.9 mi |
06498 | Westbrook, CT | 3.5 mi |
06475 | Old Saybrook, CT | 3.9 mi |
06439 | Hadlyme, CT | 5.4 mi |
06412 | Chester, CT | 5.5 mi |
06413 | Clinton, CT | 5.9 mi |
06371 | Old Lyme, CT | 5.9 mi |
06419 | Killingworth, CT | 7.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 06442?
06442 is in Ivoryton, Connecticut, in Middlesex County. Its published point location is 41.3421, -72.4341.
What county is 06442 in?
06442 lies in Middlesex County.
What area code is 06442?
Ivoryton uses area codes 860 and 959, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 06442 in?
06442 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 06442?
About 2,826 people live in ZIP code 06442, in 1,149 households, at 783.5 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 06442?
$104,358 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.
What ZIP codes are near 06442?
The closest are 06409 (0.5 mi), 06426 (2 mi), 06417 (2.9 mi), 06498 (3.5 mi) and 06475 (3.9 mi).
Is 06442 a PO Box ZIP code?
06442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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