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Where 06498 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 06498 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGhgO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 6,498 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 19. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100101100010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06495 (Wallingford, CT, 22 mi away) and 06501 (New Haven, CT, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 06498 becomes 89460 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gardnerville, NV, 2,475 miles away.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04986, 06489, 09468, 09648, 09846, 09864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96408 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,448 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
- 🎯1,369 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06498 and you would come out at 41.30°S, 107.52°E — 794 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
- 📏 At 15.8 square miles of land, 06498 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 6,856This ZIP6,856 |
|---|---|
| Households | 3,523This ZIP3,523 |
| Housing units | 4,231This ZIP4,231 |
| Median age | 58.2This ZIP58.2Connecticut41.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $91,202This ZIP$91,202Connecticut$95,781US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $434,300This ZIP$434,300Connecticut$366,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,425This ZIP$1,425Connecticut$1,488US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.8%This ZIP41.8% |
| Mean commute | 21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min |
| Population density | 434.5 / sq miThis ZIP434.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 205This ZIP205 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3,203This ZIP3,203 |
| Annual payroll | $232,307,000This ZIP$232,307,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 3,680This ZIP3,680 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $389,258,000This ZIP$389,258,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 15.78 sq miThis ZIP15.78 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 4.79 sq miThis ZIP4.79 sq mi |
Other place names in 06498
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 06498
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
06413 | Clinton, CT | 2.7 mi |
06442 | Ivoryton, CT | 3.5 mi |
06409 | Centerbrook, CT | 4.0 mi |
06417 | Deep River, CT | 4.4 mi |
06475 | Old Saybrook, CT | 5.0 mi |
06426 | Essex, CT | 5.3 mi |
06419 | Killingworth, CT | 7.1 mi |
06412 | Chester, CT | 7.5 mi |
06443 | Madison, CT | 8.1 mi |
06439 | Hadlyme, CT | 8.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 06498?
06498 is in Westbrook, Connecticut, in Middlesex County. Its published point location is 41.3037, -72.4780.
What county is 06498 in?
06498 lies in Middlesex County.
What area code is 06498?
Westbrook uses area codes 860 and 959, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 06498 in?
06498 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 06498?
About 6,856 people live in ZIP code 06498, in 3,523 households, at 434.5 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 06498?
$91,202 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.
What ZIP codes are near 06498?
The closest are 06413 (2.7 mi), 06442 (3.5 mi), 06409 (4 mi), 06417 (4.4 mi) and 06475 (5 mi).
Is 06498 a PO Box ZIP code?
06498 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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