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06516

ZIP 06516 is West Haven, Connecticut, in New Haven County; area codes 203 and 475; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Haven
Metro area
none
Population
55,351
Coordinates
41.2726, -72.9650
☼ Live from 06516 — West Haven, CT

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Where 06516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06516
  • 🔢 Type 06516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,516 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 181. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06515 (New Haven, CT, 4 mi away) and 06517 (Hamden, CT, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06516 becomes 61560 — and that is a real ZIP code: Putnam, IL, 854 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01566, 05661, 06156, 06615, 10566, 15066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66501 in Mc Farland, KS, 1,235 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,344 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06516 and you would come out at 41.27°S, 107.04°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 06516 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,351This ZIP55,351
Households20,938This ZIP20,938
Housing units21,973This ZIP21,973
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,382This ZIP$74,382Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$291,700This ZIP$291,700Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,442This ZIP$1,442Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density5,148.9 / sq miThis ZIP5,148.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments780This ZIP780
Employees13,371This ZIP13,371
Annual payroll$792,824,000This ZIP$792,824,000
Tax returns filed26,690This ZIP26,690
Total adjusted gross income$1,587,499,000This ZIP$1,587,499,000

Land area

Land area10.75 sq miThis ZIP10.75 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq miThis ZIP1.25 sq mi

Other place names in 06516

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ZIP codes near 06516

ZIPCityDistance
06519 New Haven, CT 2.2 mi
06540 New Haven, CT 3.0 mi
06510 New Haven, CT 3.1 mi
06501 New Haven, CT 3.1 mi
06502 New Haven, CT 3.1 mi
06503 New Haven, CT 3.1 mi
06505 New Haven, CT 3.1 mi
06506 New Haven, CT 3.1 mi
06507 New Haven, CT 3.1 mi
06508 New Haven, CT 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06516?

06516 is in West Haven, Connecticut, in New Haven County. Its published point location is 41.2726, -72.9650.

What county is 06516 in?

06516 lies in New Haven County.

What area code is 06516?

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

What time zone is 06516 in?

06516 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06516?

About 55,351 people live in ZIP code 06516, in 20,938 households, at 5,148.9 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 06516?

$74,382 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06516?

The closest are 06519 (2.2 mi), 06540 (3 mi), 06510 (3.1 mi), 06501 (3.1 mi) and 06502 (3.1 mi).

Is 06516 a PO Box ZIP code?

06516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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