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06479

ZIP 06479 is Plantsville, Connecticut, in Hartford County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
10,286
Coordinates
41.5747, -72.9119
☼ Live from 06479 — Plantsville, CT

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Where 06479 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06479
  • 🔢 Type 06479 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,479 = 11 × 19 × 31. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06478 (Oxford, CT, 15 mi away) and 06480 (Portland, CT, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06479 becomes 97460, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06749, 06794, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96407 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,424 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,345 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06479 and you would come out at 41.57°S, 107.09°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 06479 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,286This ZIP10,286
Households4,192This ZIP4,192
Housing units4,357This ZIP4,357
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$114,346This ZIP$114,346Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$359,000This ZIP$359,000Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,450This ZIP$1,450Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%This ZIP38.9%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density1,515.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,515.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments241This ZIP241
Employees3,902This ZIP3,902
Annual payroll$189,776,000This ZIP$189,776,000
Tax returns filed5,260This ZIP5,260
Total adjusted gross income$493,854,000This ZIP$493,854,000

Land area

Land area6.79 sq miThis ZIP6.79 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 06479

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ZIP codes near 06479

ZIPCityDistance
06467 Milldale, CT 0.9 mi
06444 Marion, CT 1.2 mi
06716 Wolcott, CT 3.2 mi
06489 Southington, CT 3.5 mi
06410 Cheshire, CT 4.4 mi
06705 Waterbury, CT 4.6 mi
06451 Meriden, CT 5.1 mi
06411 Cheshire, CT 5.3 mi
06712 Prospect, CT 6.2 mi
06704 Waterbury, CT 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06479?

06479 is in Plantsville, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.5747, -72.9119.

What county is 06479 in?

06479 lies in Hartford County.

What time zone is 06479 in?

06479 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06479?

About 10,286 people live in ZIP code 06479, in 4,192 households, at 1,515.8 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 06479?

$114,346 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06479?

The closest are 06467 (0.9 mi), 06444 (1.2 mi), 06716 (3.2 mi), 06489 (3.5 mi) and 06410 (4.4 mi).

Is 06479 a PO Box ZIP code?

06479 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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