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06796

ZIP 06796 is West Cornwall, Connecticut, in Litchfield County; area codes 860 and 959; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Litchfield
Metro area
none
Population
821
Coordinates
41.8740, -73.3336
☼ Live from 06796 — West Cornwall, CT

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Where 06796 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06796
  • 🔢 Type 06796 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGLgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,796 = 2 × 2 × 1699. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06795 (Watertown, CT, 20 mi away) and 06798 (Woodbury, CT, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06796 becomes 69760, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09766, 60697, 60967, 66079, 66097, 66970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09766 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,505 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,322 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06796 and you would come out at 41.87°S, 106.67°E — 852 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 32.3 square miles of land, 06796 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population821This ZIP821
Households382This ZIP382
Housing units604This ZIP604
Median age59.5This ZIP59.5Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$106,618This ZIP$106,618Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$485,000This ZIP$485,000Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,227This ZIP$2,227Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.0%This ZIP56.0%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density25.5 / sq miThis ZIP25.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees378This ZIP378
Annual payroll$8,556,000This ZIP$8,556,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$59,137,000This ZIP$59,137,000

Land area

Land area32.25 sq miThis ZIP32.25 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 06796

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ZIP codes near 06796

ZIPCityDistance
06753 Cornwall, CT 3.4 mi
06756 Goshen, CT 5.3 mi
06031 Falls Village, CT 5.7 mi
06069 Sharon, CT 6.0 mi
06039 Lakeville, CT 8.3 mi
06754 Cornwall Bridge, CT 8.4 mi
06024 East Canaan, CT 9.6 mi
06094 Winchester Center, CT 9.8 mi
06759 Litchfield, CT 9.8 mi
06068 Salisbury, CT 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06796?

06796 is in West Cornwall, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Its published point location is 41.8740, -73.3336.

What county is 06796 in?

06796 lies in Litchfield County.

What area code is 06796?

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

What time zone is 06796 in?

06796 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06796?

About 821 people live in ZIP code 06796, in 382 households, at 25.5 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 06796?

$106,618 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06796?

The closest are 06753 (3.4 mi), 06756 (5.3 mi), 06031 (5.7 mi), 06069 (6 mi) and 06039 (8.3 mi).

Is 06796 a PO Box ZIP code?

06796 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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