Postal Codes

06254 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 06254 covers North Franklin, Connecticut, with a population of about 1,925 and a median household income of $100,179.

Population
1,92598 per square mile
Median age
41.32.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,1791.1× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$423,752up 40.7% in five years
Degree or higher
28.9%6.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.7%20.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
72

Where 06254 is

North Franklin, 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

Population1,925
Median age41.3
Family households71.3%
Born outside the US1.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.2%
White (non-Hispanic)78.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans9.8%
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$100,179
Income per person$44,849
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k9.8%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k14.2%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k14.6%
$200k or more14.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,030
Mean adjusted gross income$88,836
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.8%
Returns, under $25k19.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.2%
Returns, $200k or more6.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$288,200
Rent as a share of household income25.7%
Owner-occupied85.7%
Vacant homes3.8%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house88.5%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units0.7%
20 or more units5.2%
Mobile home4.2%
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$423,752as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$423,752$146,744

$146,744 in 2000 to $423,752 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%
High school diploma or higher96%
Works from home6.2%
Drives to work alone86.6%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15%
Health

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

Obesity31.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82% 5.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.3% 9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.2% 12.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29% 1.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10% 7.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments72
People employed771
Annual payroll$60,544,000
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$100,179$93,760$78,538
Income per person$44,849$54,409$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%10%12.4%
Median home value$288,200$343,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership85.7%66.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%41.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%5.6%5.2%
Works from home6.2%14.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.3%15.4%13.9%
Median age41.341.238.7
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 stationNORWICH PUBLIC UTILITY PLT, CT US11.8 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January37.7°F / 21.2°F3.89 in rain, 9 in snow
February40.5°F / 22.9°F3.75 in rain, 7.1 in snow
March47.8°F / 29.4°F5.09 in rain, 5 in snow
April59.3°F / 39.1°F4.71 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May69.9°F / 48.9°F3.64 in rain
June78.4°F / 58.5°F4.27 in rain
July84.1°F / 64.8°F3.63 in rain
August82.6°F / 62.7°F4.41 in rain
September75.5°F / 54.9°F4.79 in rain
October63.9°F / 43.6°F4.86 in rain
November53°F / 34.3°F4.17 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December43.2°F / 27°F4.97 in rain, 5.6 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket1% 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%.

Franklin 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.

Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

06330 Baltic, CT5.5 km away
06336 Gilman, CT6 km away
06266 South Windham, CT6.1 km away
06389 Yantic, CT6.5 km away
06350 Hanover, CT7 km away
06334 Bozrah, CT8.1 km away
06383 Versailles, CT8.6 km away
06249 Lebanon, CT8.6 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.

New London County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area19.71 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density98 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6161, -72.1425

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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