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06489

ZIP 06489 is Southington, Connecticut, in Hartford County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hartford
Metro area
none
Population
32,706
Coordinates
41.6142, -72.8699
☼ Live from 06489 — Southington, CT

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Where 06489 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06489
  • 🔢 Type 06489 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,489 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 103. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06488 (Southbury, CT, 21 mi away) and 06491 (Stevenson, CT, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06489 becomes 98460, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04986, 06498, 09468, 09648, 09846, 09864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96408 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,422 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,347 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06489 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 107.13°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 27.7 square miles of land, 06489 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,706This ZIP32,706
Households12,792This ZIP12,792
Housing units13,285This ZIP13,285
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$126,465This ZIP$126,465Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$379,600This ZIP$379,600Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,472This ZIP$1,472Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.6%This ZIP44.6%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density1,180.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,180.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments815This ZIP815
Employees12,896This ZIP12,896
Annual payroll$658,252,000This ZIP$658,252,000
Tax returns filed17,300This ZIP17,300
Total adjusted gross income$1,848,971,000This ZIP$1,848,971,000

Land area

Land area27.71 sq miThis ZIP27.71 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

ZIP codes near 06489

ZIPCityDistance
06479 Plantsville, CT 3.5 mi
06467 Milldale, CT 3.7 mi
06062 Plainville, CT 4.1 mi
06052 New Britain, CT 4.5 mi
06444 Marion, CT 4.7 mi
06037 Berlin, CT 4.8 mi
06716 Wolcott, CT 5.3 mi
06451 Meriden, CT 5.5 mi
06011 Bristol, CT 5.7 mi
06010 Bristol, CT 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06489?

06489 is in Southington, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Its published point location is 41.6142, -72.8699.

What county is 06489 in?

06489 lies in Hartford County.

What area code is 06489?

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

What time zone is 06489 in?

06489 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06489?

About 32,706 people live in ZIP code 06489, in 12,792 households, at 1,180.2 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 06489?

$126,465 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06489?

The closest are 06479 (3.5 mi), 06467 (3.7 mi), 06062 (4.1 mi), 06052 (4.5 mi) and 06444 (4.7 mi).

Is 06489 a PO Box ZIP code?

06489 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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