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Where 06488 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 06488 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 6,488 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 811. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100101011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06487 (South Britain, CT, 1 mi away) and 06489 (Southington, CT, 21 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 06488 becomes 88460, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08648, 08846, 40868, 46808, 48068, 48086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84068 in Park City, UT, 1,978 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 71% 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 06488 and you would come out at 41.48°S, 106.77°E — 828 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
- 📏 At 39.0 square miles of land, 06488 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 20,071This ZIP20,071 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8,424This ZIP8,424 |
| Housing units | 8,966This ZIP8,966 |
| Median age | 54.2This ZIP54.2Connecticut41.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $112,887This ZIP$112,887Connecticut$95,781US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $411,600This ZIP$411,600Connecticut$366,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,935This ZIP$1,935Connecticut$1,488US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.8%This ZIP51.8% |
| Mean commute | 29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min |
| Population density | 514.3 / sq miThis ZIP514.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 500This ZIP500 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5,981This ZIP5,981 |
| Annual payroll | $460,419,000This ZIP$460,419,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 10,220This ZIP10,220 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,374,488,000This ZIP$1,374,488,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 39.03 sq miThis ZIP39.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi |
Other place names in 06488
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 06488
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
06487 | South Britain, CT | 1.2 mi |
06482 | Sandy Hook, CT | 4.7 mi |
06478 | Oxford, CT | 4.8 mi |
06798 | Woodbury, CT | 6.0 mi |
06762 | Middlebury, CT | 6.5 mi |
06783 | Roxbury, CT | 6.5 mi |
06491 | Stevenson, CT | 6.6 mi |
06470 | Newtown, CT | 7.2 mi |
06440 | Hawleyville, CT | 7.3 mi |
06752 | Bridgewater, CT | 7.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 06488?
06488 is in Southbury, Connecticut, in New Haven County. Its published point location is 41.4760, -73.2297.
What county is 06488 in?
06488 lies in New Haven County.
What area code is 06488?
Southbury uses area codes 203 and 475, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 06488 in?
06488 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 06488?
About 20,071 people live in ZIP code 06488, in 8,424 households, at 514.3 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 06488?
$112,887 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.
What ZIP codes are near 06488?
The closest are 06487 (1.2 mi), 06482 (4.7 mi), 06478 (4.8 mi), 06798 (6 mi) and 06762 (6.5 mi).
Is 06488 a PO Box ZIP code?
06488 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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