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06778

ZIP 06778 is Northfield, Connecticut, in Litchfield County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Litchfield
Metro area
none
Population
1,574
Coordinates
41.7185, -73.1045
☼ Live from 06778 — Northfield, CT

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Where 06778 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06778
  • 🔢 Type 06778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,778 = 2 × 3389. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06777 (New Preston Marble Dale, CT, 12 mi away) and 06779 (Oakville, CT, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06778 becomes 87760, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06787, 06877, 07876, 67870, 68770, 70786, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78067 in San Ygnacio, TX, 1,794 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,334 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06778 and you would come out at 41.72°S, 106.90°E — 836 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 5.5 square miles of land, 06778 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,574This ZIP1,574
Households530This ZIP530
Housing units595This ZIP595
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$81,375This ZIP$81,375Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$321,600This ZIP$321,600Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,021This ZIP$1,021Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density283.9 / sq miThis ZIP283.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees50This ZIP50
Annual payroll$2,920,000This ZIP$2,920,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$57,892,000This ZIP$57,892,000

Land area

Land area5.55 sq miThis ZIP5.55 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

ZIP codes near 06778

ZIPCityDistance
06787 Thomaston, CT 3.4 mi
06792 Torrington, CT 3.5 mi
06791 Harwinton, CT 3.7 mi
06786 Terryville, CT 5.5 mi
06763 Morris, CT 5.7 mi
06782 Plymouth, CT 6.2 mi
06759 Litchfield, CT 6.6 mi
06795 Watertown, CT 6.6 mi
06781 Pequabuck, CT 6.7 mi
06758 Lakeside, CT 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06778?

06778 is in Northfield, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Its published point location is 41.7185, -73.1045.

What county is 06778 in?

06778 lies in Litchfield County.

What area code is 06778?

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

What time zone is 06778 in?

06778 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06778?

About 1,574 people live in ZIP code 06778, in 530 households, at 283.9 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 06778?

$81,375 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06778?

The closest are 06787 (3.4 mi), 06792 (3.5 mi), 06791 (3.7 mi), 06786 (5.5 mi) and 06763 (5.7 mi).

Is 06778 a PO Box ZIP code?

06778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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