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06457

ZIP 06457 is in Middletown, Connecticut, in Middlesex County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time. Middletown has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 06459.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Metro area
none
Population
46,720
Coordinates
41.5442, -72.6575
☼ Live from 06457 — Middletown, CT

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Where 06457 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06457
  • 🔢 Type 06457 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LShgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,457 = 11 × 587. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06456 (Middle Haddam, CT, 6 mi away) and 06459 (Middletown, CT, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06457 becomes 75460 — and that is a real ZIP code: Paris, TX, 1,364 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04576, 04657, 04675, 04756, 04765, 05476, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76540 in Killeen, TX, 1,562 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,358 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06457 and you would come out at 41.54°S, 107.34°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 40.7 square miles of land, 06457 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,720This ZIP46,720
Households20,385This ZIP20,385
Housing units21,621This ZIP21,621
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,463This ZIP$79,463Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$295,300This ZIP$295,300Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,446This ZIP$1,446Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%This ZIP40.2%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density1,148.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,148.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,086This ZIP1,086
Employees25,023This ZIP25,023
Annual payroll$1,858,133,000This ZIP$1,858,133,000
Tax returns filed23,190This ZIP23,190
Total adjusted gross income$1,826,123,000This ZIP$1,826,123,000

Land area

Land area40.69 sq miThis ZIP40.69 sq mi
Water area1.35 sq miThis ZIP1.35 sq mi

Other place names in 06457

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ZIP codes near 06457

ZIPCityDistance
06459 Middletown, CT 0.4 mi
06481 Rockfall, CT 2.2 mi
06455 Middlefield, CT 3.7 mi
06416 Cromwell, CT 5.0 mi
06480 Portland, CT 5.2 mi
06422 Durham, CT 5.4 mi
06456 Middle Haddam, CT 5.7 mi
06023 East Berlin, CT 5.7 mi
06414 Cobalt, CT 5.9 mi
06450 Meriden, CT 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06457?

06457 is in Middletown, Connecticut, in Middlesex County. Its published point location is 41.5442, -72.6575.

What county is 06457 in?

06457 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 06457?

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

What time zone is 06457 in?

06457 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06457?

About 46,720 people live in ZIP code 06457, in 20,385 households, at 1,148.3 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 06457?

$79,463 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06457?

The closest are 06459 (0.4 mi), 06481 (2.2 mi), 06455 (3.7 mi), 06416 (5 mi) and 06480 (5.2 mi).

Is 06457 a PO Box ZIP code?

06457 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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