06277 ZIP Code — Thompson, CT

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ZIP code 06277 covers Thompson, Connecticut, with a population of about 4,023 and a median household income of $107,390.

Population: 4,023175 per square mile
Median age: 478.3 points above the US average
Median household income: $107,3901.1× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate: 6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value: $411,468up 35.3% in five years
Median rent: $1,8021.3× the Connecticut median
Degree or higher: 23.9%11.1 points below the US average
Homeownership: 88.5%23.5 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 63

Where 06277 is

Thompson, 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	4,023
Median age	47
Family households	61.6%
Born outside the US	5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home	7.5%
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%
Veterans	7.7%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$107,390
Income per person	$48,673
Poverty rate	6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	13.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	2.4%
$10–15k	2.2%
$15–20k	1.6%
$20–25k	1.6%
$25–30k	1.5%
$30–35k	1.6%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	2.2%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	8.6%
$60–75k	17.9%
$75–100k	8.0%
$100–125k	9.0%
$125–150k	23.2%
$150–200k	4.2%
$200k or more	16.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	2,140
Mean adjusted gross income	$83,686
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	6.1%
Returns, under $25k	20.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k	20.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k	16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k	12.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k	24.3%
Returns, $200k or more	6.1%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$274,500
Median gross rent	$1,802
Owner-occupied	88.5%
Vacant homes	11.5%
Median year built	1967

What the homes are

Detached house	79.7%
Attached house	11.9%
2 to 4 units	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.9%
Mobile home	3.6%
Boat, RV or van	0.5%

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	$411,468as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 7.4%
Typical home value, 5 years	up 35.3%
Typical home value, 10 years	up 114.3%

Typical home value since 2000

$172,333 in 2012 to $411,468 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%
High school diploma or higher	92.8%
Works from home	12.8%
Drives to work alone	82.1%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	33.4%

Health

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

Obesity	32.4% 1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	12.2% 1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	34.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression	22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	24.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	11.1% 0.7 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	80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	90.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	73.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD	6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	74% 12.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	26.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support	23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity	10.2% 6.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps	7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability	6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity	8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability	6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport	6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness	30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use	75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	11.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat	5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours	36.6% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	9.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability	3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	63
People employed	665
Annual payroll	$38,247,000

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	$107,390	$93,760	$78,538
Income per person	$48,673	$54,409	$43,289
Poverty rate	6.4%	10%	12.4%
Median home value	$274,500	$343,200	$303,400
Median gross rent	$1,802	$1,431	$1,348
Homeownership	88.5%	66.2%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	41.9%	35%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.6%	5.2%
Works from home	12.8%	14.4%	13.5%
Born outside the US	5.2%	15.4%	13.9%
Median age	47	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	W THOMPSON LAKE, CT US6.7 km away
Rain in a year	50 in
Snow in a year	38 in

Average high and low by month

January	34.7°F / 15.1°F3.78 in rain, 10.6 in snow
February	37.7°F / 16.5°F3.53 in rain, 11.6 in snow
March	45.5°F / 24.4°F4.45 in rain, 7.2 in snow
April	58.1°F / 34.4°F4.57 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May	68.6°F / 45.1°F3.43 in rain
June	76.2°F / 54.4°F4.48 in rain
July	81.9°F / 60.3°F4.02 in rain
August	80°F / 58.4°F4.24 in rain
September	73.4°F / 50.6°F3.91 in rain
October	61.4°F / 38.4°F4.77 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November	50.3°F / 30.2°F4.18 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December	40.4°F / 21.6°F4.72 in rain, 6.5 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code

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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Thompson School District	98.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Putnam School District	1.5% 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	5.2 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

06246 Grosvenor Dale, CT	4.6 km away
06255 North Grosvenordale, CT	5.1 km away
01570 Webster, MA	8 km away
06260 Putnam, CT	8.4 km away
01571 Dudley, MA	8.9 km away
06262 Quinebaug, CT	9.6 km away
06245 Fabyan, CT	9.7 km away
06267 South Woodstock, CT	9.8 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.

Windham County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	22.94 sq mi
Water area	1 sq mi
Population density	175 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	41.9803, -71.8376

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.