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Where 06512 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 06512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISgO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 6,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 37. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100101110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06511 (New Haven, CT, 4 mi away) and 06513 (New Haven, CT, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 06512 becomes 21560 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spring Gap, MD, 329 miles away.
- 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56210 in Barry, MN, 1,220 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
- 🎯1,348 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06512 and you would come out at 41.28°S, 107.12°E — 805 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
- 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 06512 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 28,830This ZIP28,830 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,083This ZIP12,083 |
| Housing units | 12,929This ZIP12,929 |
| Median age | 46.3This ZIP46.3Connecticut41.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $96,146This ZIP$96,146Connecticut$95,781US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $289,100This ZIP$289,100Connecticut$366,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,499This ZIP$1,499Connecticut$1,488US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.5%This ZIP31.5% |
| Mean commute | 23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min |
| Population density | 2,731.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,731.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 487This ZIP487 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,497This ZIP6,497 |
| Annual payroll | $310,266,000This ZIP$310,266,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 15,700This ZIP15,700 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,046,589,000This ZIP$1,046,589,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 10.55 sq miThis ZIP10.55 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.33 sq miThis ZIP2.33 sq mi |
Other place names in 06512
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 06512
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
06540 | New Haven, CT | 2.7 mi |
06513 | New Haven, CT | 2.8 mi |
06519 | New Haven, CT | 3.1 mi |
06510 | New Haven, CT | 3.3 mi |
06501 | New Haven, CT | 3.4 mi |
06502 | New Haven, CT | 3.4 mi |
06503 | New Haven, CT | 3.4 mi |
06505 | New Haven, CT | 3.4 mi |
06506 | New Haven, CT | 3.4 mi |
06507 | New Haven, CT | 3.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 06512?
06512 is in New Haven, Connecticut, in New Haven County. Its published point location is 41.2783, -72.8753.
What county is 06512 in?
06512 lies in New Haven County.
What area code is 06512?
New Haven uses area codes 203 and 475, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 06512 in?
06512 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 06512?
About 28,830 people live in ZIP code 06512, in 12,083 households, at 2,731.7 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 06512?
$96,146 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.
What ZIP codes are near 06512?
The closest are 06540 (2.7 mi), 06513 (2.8 mi), 06519 (3.1 mi), 06510 (3.3 mi) and 06501 (3.4 mi).
Is 06512 a PO Box ZIP code?
06512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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