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06492

ZIP 06492 is in Wallingford, Connecticut, in New Haven County; area codes 203 and 475; Eastern time. Wallingford has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 06493, 06494 and 06495.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Haven
Metro area
none
Population
44,498
Coordinates
41.4627, -72.8051
☼ Live from 06492 — Wallingford, CT

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Where 06492 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06492
  • 🔢 Type 06492 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,492 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 541. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06491 (Stevenson, CT, 20 mi away) and 06493 (Wallingford, CT, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06492 becomes 29460, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06249, 09264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,351 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06492 and you would come out at 41.46°S, 107.19°E — 813 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 39.8 square miles of land, 06492 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,498This ZIP44,498
Households18,606This ZIP18,606
Housing units19,486This ZIP19,486
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$105,061This ZIP$105,061Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$353,600This ZIP$353,600Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,377This ZIP$1,377Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density1,118.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,118.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,322This ZIP1,322
Employees26,850This ZIP26,850
Annual payroll$1,792,646,000This ZIP$1,792,646,000
Tax returns filed23,400This ZIP23,400
Total adjusted gross income$2,242,667,000This ZIP$2,242,667,000

Land area

Land area39.78 sq miThis ZIP39.78 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 06492

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ZIP codes near 06492

ZIPCityDistance
06472 Northford, CT 5.1 mi
06450 Meriden, CT 5.3 mi
06411 Cheshire, CT 5.5 mi
06451 Meriden, CT 5.6 mi
06455 Middlefield, CT 5.7 mi
06518 Hamden, CT 6.0 mi
06410 Cheshire, CT 6.1 mi
06473 North Haven, CT 6.2 mi
06422 Durham, CT 6.3 mi
06495 Wallingford, CT 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06492?

06492 is in Wallingford, Connecticut, in New Haven County. Its published point location is 41.4627, -72.8051.

What county is 06492 in?

06492 lies in New Haven County.

What area code is 06492?

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

What time zone is 06492 in?

06492 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06492?

About 44,498 people live in ZIP code 06492, in 18,606 households, at 1,118.6 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 06492?

$105,061 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06492?

The closest are 06472 (5.1 mi), 06450 (5.3 mi), 06411 (5.5 mi), 06451 (5.6 mi) and 06455 (5.7 mi).

Is 06492 a PO Box ZIP code?

06492 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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