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06810

ZIP 06810 is in Danbury, Connecticut, in Fairfield County; area codes 203 and 475; Eastern time. Danbury has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 06811, 06813, 06814, 06816 and 06817.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfield
Metro area
none
Population
55,833
Coordinates
41.3778, -73.4575
☼ Live from 06810 — Danbury, CT

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Where 06810 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 06810
  • 🔢 Type 06810 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIBgO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 6,810 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 227. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06807 (Cos Cob, CT, 23 mi away) and 06811 (Danbury, CT, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 06810 becomes 01860 — and that is a real ZIP code: Merrimac, MA, 161 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00681, 01068, 01086, 01608, 01860, 06018, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86001 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,099 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,318 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 06810 and you would come out at 41.38°S, 106.54°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 20.9 square miles of land, 06810 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,833This ZIP55,833
Households21,218This ZIP21,218
Housing units22,416This ZIP22,416
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Connecticut41.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,933This ZIP$76,933Connecticut$95,781US $80,734
Median home value$402,100This ZIP$402,100Connecticut$366,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,868This ZIP$1,868Connecticut$1,488US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%This ZIP29.5%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density2,669.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,669.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,770This ZIP1,770
Employees35,732This ZIP35,732
Annual payroll$2,820,982,000This ZIP$2,820,982,000
Tax returns filed27,270This ZIP27,270
Total adjusted gross income$1,671,590,000This ZIP$1,671,590,000

Land area

Land area20.91 sq miThis ZIP20.91 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 06810

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ZIP codes near 06810

ZIPCityDistance
06813 Danbury, CT 1.2 mi
06817 Danbury, CT 1.2 mi
06811 Danbury, CT 3.3 mi
06801 Bethel, CT 3.6 mi
06877 Ridgefield, CT 4.7 mi
06896 Redding, CT 6.0 mi
06440 Hawleyville, CT 6.3 mi
06804 Brookfield, CT 6.8 mi
06814 Danbury, CT 6.8 mi
06816 Danbury, CT 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 06810?

06810 is in Danbury, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Its published point location is 41.3778, -73.4575.

What county is 06810 in?

06810 lies in Fairfield County.

What area code is 06810?

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

What time zone is 06810 in?

06810 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 06810?

About 55,833 people live in ZIP code 06810, in 21,218 households, at 2,669.6 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 06810?

$76,933 a year, against $95,781 across Connecticut.

What ZIP codes are near 06810?

The closest are 06813 (1.2 mi), 06817 (1.2 mi), 06811 (3.3 mi), 06801 (3.6 mi) and 06877 (4.7 mi).

Is 06810 a PO Box ZIP code?

06810 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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