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06482

ZIP 06482 is Sandy Hook, Connecticut, in Fairfield County; area codes 475 and 203; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfield
Metro area
none
Population
12,000
Coordinates
41.4090, -73.2426
☼ Live from 06482 — Sandy Hook, CT

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Where 06482 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06482
  • 🔢 Type 06482 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,482 = 2 × 7 × 463. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06481 (Rockfall, CT, 30 mi away) and 06483 (Seymour, CT, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06482 becomes 28460 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sneads Ferry, NC, 527 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86402 in Kingman, AZ, 2,231 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,329 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06482 and you would come out at 41.41°S, 106.76°E — 824 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 20.2 square miles of land, 06482 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,000This ZIP12,000
Households4,142This ZIP4,142
Housing units4,514This ZIP4,514
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$159,828This ZIP$159,828Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$499,200This ZIP$499,200Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,835This ZIP$1,835Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%This ZIP60.6%
Mean commute34.7 minThis ZIP34.7 min
Population density592.8 / sq miThis ZIP592.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments167This ZIP167
Employees1,699This ZIP1,699
Annual payroll$90,627,000This ZIP$90,627,000
Tax returns filed5,400This ZIP5,400
Total adjusted gross income$753,489,000This ZIP$753,489,000

Land area

Land area20.24 sq miThis ZIP20.24 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 06482

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ZIP codes near 06482

ZIPCityDistance
06404 Botsford, CT 3.0 mi
06491 Stevenson, CT 3.3 mi
06470 Newtown, CT 4.0 mi
06487 South Britain, CT 4.3 mi
06488 Southbury, CT 4.7 mi
06468 Monroe, CT 4.9 mi
06478 Oxford, CT 5.5 mi
06440 Hawleyville, CT 6.0 mi
06801 Bethel, CT 8.1 mi
06483 Seymour, CT 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06482?

06482 is in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Its published point location is 41.4090, -73.2426.

What county is 06482 in?

06482 lies in Fairfield County.

What area code is 06482?

Sandy Hook uses area codes 475 and 203, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 06482 in?

06482 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06482?

About 12,000 people live in ZIP code 06482, in 4,142 households, at 592.8 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 06482?

$159,828 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06482?

The closest are 06404 (3 mi), 06491 (3.3 mi), 06470 (4 mi), 06487 (4.3 mi) and 06488 (4.7 mi).

Is 06482 a PO Box ZIP code?

06482 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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