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06023 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 06023 covers East Berlin, Connecticut, with a population of about 1,464 and a median household income of $111,042.

Population
1,4641,472 per square mile
Median age
50.411.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$111,0421.2× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate
1.2%11.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$419,423up 40.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,395about the Connecticut median
Degree or higher
39.4%4.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
83.5%18.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
66

Where 06023 is

East Berlin, Connecticut — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,464
Median age50.4
Family households65.3%
Born outside the US20.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.1%
White (non-Hispanic)92.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Veterans2.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$111,042
Income per person$56,448
Poverty rate1.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k16.4%
$40–45k7.3%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k11.1%
$60–75k2.0%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more24.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed730
Mean adjusted gross income$104,770
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.8%
Returns, $200k or more11.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$369,500
Median gross rent$1,395
Rent as a share of household income25.5%
Owner-occupied83.5%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house82.1%
Attached house4.7%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units10.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$419,423as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$419,423$261,005

$261,005 in 2019 to $419,423 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%
High school diploma or higher87.1%
Works from home14.5%
Drives to work alone79.3%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.9% 5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.7% 13.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.9% 6.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10% 7.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.8% 6.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments66
People employed653
Annual payroll$49,831,000
Compared with Connecticut and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPConnecticutUnited States
Median household income$111,042$93,760$78,538
Income per person$56,448$54,409$43,289
Poverty rate1.2%10%12.4%
Median home value$369,500$343,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,395$1,431$1,348
Homeownership83.5%66.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%41.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.6%5.2%
Works from home14.5%14.4%13.5%
Born outside the US20.7%15.4%13.9%
Median age50.441.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI AP, CT US14.6 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January37°F / 18.7°F3.05 in rain
February39.1°F / 20.2°F2.93 in rain
March47.5°F / 28.2°F4.05 in rain
April59.9°F / 37.8°F4.13 in rain
May70.4°F / 47.8°F3.48 in rain
June78.7°F / 57°F4.05 in rain
July84°F / 62.5°F3.38 in rain
August82.4°F / 61.1°F3.54 in rain
September75.4°F / 53.6°F4.28 in rain
October63.6°F / 41.8°F4.49 in rain
November52°F / 32.1°F3.36 in rain
December41.7°F / 24.5°F4.12 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Berlin School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Walkability8.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

06037 Berlin, CT2.4 km away
06416 Cromwell, CT4.4 km away
06067 Rocky Hill, CT6.9 km away
06051 New Britain, CT7.4 km away
06457 Middletown, CT7.7 km away
06050 New Britain, CT7.7 km away
06459 Middletown, CT8 km away
06111 Newington, CT8.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Hartford County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.99 sq mi
Population density1,472 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6128, -72.7190

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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