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06798

ZIP 06798 is Woodbury, Connecticut, in Litchfield County; area codes 203 and 475; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Litchfield
Metro area
none
Population
9,833
Coordinates
41.5616, -73.2061
☼ Live from 06798 — Woodbury, CT

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Where 06798 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06798
  • 🔢 Type 06798 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGLgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,798 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 103. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06796 (West Cornwall, CT, 23 mi away) and 06801 (Bethel, CT, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06798 becomes 89760, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06879, 06897, 07869, 09768, 09876, 68790, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09768 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,514 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,330 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06798 and you would come out at 41.56°S, 106.79°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 36.4 square miles of land, 06798 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,833This ZIP9,833
Households4,373This ZIP4,373
Housing units4,755This ZIP4,755
Median age51.4This ZIP51.4Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$131,480This ZIP$131,480Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$469,900This ZIP$469,900Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,563This ZIP$1,563Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%This ZIP50.3%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density270.4 / sq miThis ZIP270.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments258This ZIP258
Employees1,687This ZIP1,687
Annual payroll$77,808,000This ZIP$77,808,000
Tax returns filed5,130This ZIP5,130
Total adjusted gross income$625,280,000This ZIP$625,280,000

Land area

Land area36.36 sq miThis ZIP36.36 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 06798

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ZIP codes near 06798

ZIPCityDistance
06783 Roxbury, CT 4.7 mi
06762 Middlebury, CT 5.0 mi
06751 Bethlehem, CT 5.1 mi
06795 Watertown, CT 6.0 mi
06488 Southbury, CT 6.0 mi
06793 Washington, CT 6.6 mi
06487 South Britain, CT 6.7 mi
06779 Oakville, CT 6.9 mi
06708 Waterbury, CT 7.0 mi
06701 Waterbury, CT 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06798?

06798 is in Woodbury, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Its published point location is 41.5616, -73.2061.

What county is 06798 in?

06798 lies in Litchfield County.

What area code is 06798?

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

What time zone is 06798 in?

06798 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06798?

About 9,833 people live in ZIP code 06798, in 4,373 households, at 270.4 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 06798?

$131,480 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06798?

The closest are 06783 (4.7 mi), 06762 (5 mi), 06751 (5.1 mi), 06795 (6 mi) and 06488 (6 mi).

Is 06798 a PO Box ZIP code?

06798 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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