06037 ZIP Code — Berlin, CT

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ZIP code 06037 covers Berlin, Connecticut, with a population of about 18,754 and a median household income of $110,443.

Population: 18,754736 per square mile
Median age: 47.99.2 points above the US average
Median household income: $110,4431.2× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate: 4.8%7.6 points below the US average
Typical home value: $464,594up 42.3% in five years
Median rent: $1,429about the Connecticut median
Degree or higher: 44.1%9.1 points above the US average
Homeownership: 81.6%16.6 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 563

Where 06037 is

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

Population	18,754
Median age	47.9
Family households	70.7%
Born outside the US	10.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home	14.9%
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%
Veterans	3.9%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$110,443
Income per person	$56,542
Poverty rate	4.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	2.6%
$10–15k	0.5%
$15–20k	0.8%
$20–25k	2.5%
$25–30k	2.8%
$30–35k	2.5%
$35–40k	1.6%
$40–45k	5.1%
$45–50k	3.5%
$50–60k	4.6%
$60–75k	6.9%
$75–100k	12.3%
$100–125k	12.3%
$125–150k	6.7%
$150–200k	16.2%
$200k or more	19.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	10,280
Mean adjusted gross income	$106,016
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	11.3%
Returns, under $25k	20.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k	15.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k	14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k	11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k	26.4%
Returns, $200k or more	11.3%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$345,600
Median gross rent	$1,429
Rent as a share of household income	37%
Owner-occupied	81.6%
Vacant homes	2.8%
Median year built	1972

What the homes are

Detached house	79.2%
Attached house	1.2%
2 to 4 units	11%
5 to 19 units	3.7%
20 or more units	4.5%
Mobile home	0.2%
Boat, RV or van	0.3%

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	$464,594as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 6.1%
Typical home value, 5 years	up 42.3%
Typical home value, 10 years	up 73.1%

Typical home value since 2000

$149,786 in 2000 to $464,594 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%
High school diploma or higher	93%
Works from home	14.2%
Drives to work alone	80.4%
Takes public transport	0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	9.3%

Health

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

Obesity	28.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	9.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	33.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	13.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression	22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	28.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year	83.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	92.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	75.5% 11.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD	5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	75.2% 13.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	24.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support	22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity	9.1% 8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps	6.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability	6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity	7.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability	5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport	5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness	31.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use	82.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	10.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	11.8% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat	5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours	33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	6.6% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability	3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	563
People employed	10,585
Annual payroll	$677,588,000

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 ZIP	Connecticut	United States
Median household income	$110,443	$93,760	$78,538
Income per person	$56,542	$54,409	$43,289
Poverty rate	4.8%	10%	12.4%
Median home value	$345,600	$343,200	$303,400
Median gross rent	$1,429	$1,431	$1,348
Homeownership	81.6%	66.2%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	41.9%	35%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.6%	5.2%
Works from home	14.2%	14.4%	13.5%
Born outside the US	10.5%	15.4%	13.9%
Median age	47.9	41.2	38.7

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 station	MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI AP, CT US14.2 km away
Rain in a year	45 in

Average high and low by month

January	37°F / 18.7°F3.05 in rain
February	39.1°F / 20.2°F2.93 in rain
March	47.5°F / 28.2°F4.05 in rain
April	59.9°F / 37.8°F4.13 in rain
May	70.4°F / 47.8°F3.48 in rain
June	78.7°F / 57°F4.05 in rain
July	84°F / 62.5°F3.38 in rain
August	82.4°F / 61.1°F3.54 in rain
September	75.4°F / 53.6°F4.28 in rain
October	63.6°F / 41.8°F4.49 in rain
November	52°F / 32.1°F3.36 in rain
December	41.7°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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	51% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	51% 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 District	99.3% 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.

Walkability	7.3 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

06023 East Berlin, CT	2.4 km away
06051 New Britain, CT	5.5 km away
06050 New Britain, CT	5.6 km away
06052 New Britain, CT	6.1 km away
06416 Cromwell, CT	6.7 km away
06111 Newington, CT	7.3 km away
06067 Rocky Hill, CT	8 km away
06053 New Britain, CT	8.2 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 County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	25.47 sq mi
Water area	0.67 sq mi
Population density	736 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	41.6215, -72.7457

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.