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06359 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 06359 covers North Stonington, Connecticut, with a population of about 5,154 and a median household income of $115,069.

Population
5,15495 per square mile
Median age
49.410.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$115,0691.2× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$475,226up 41.2% in five years
Degree or higher
40.9%5.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.1%27.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
120

Where 06359 is

North Stonington, 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

Population5,154
Median age49.4
Family households75.4%
Born outside the US5%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%
White (non-Hispanic)86.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%
Veterans6.4%
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$115,069
Income per person$51,790
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.1%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k6.7%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k6.9%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k15.4%
$200k or more17.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,670
Mean adjusted gross income$99,115
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.1%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.0%
Returns, $200k or more10.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$374,800
Rent as a share of household income37.2%
Owner-occupied92.1%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house93%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units2.3%
Mobile home3.2%
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$475,226as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$475,226$172,211

$172,211 in 2000 to $475,226 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone90.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.1%
Health

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

Obesity31.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 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%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist79.4% 18.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 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 disability11.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments120
People employed1,405
Annual payroll$83,181,000
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$115,069$93,760$78,538
Income per person$51,790$54,409$43,289
Poverty rate6%10%12.4%
Median home value$374,800$343,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership92.1%66.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%41.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%5.6%5.2%
Works from home6.5%14.4%13.5%
Born outside the US5%15.4%13.9%
Median age49.441.238.7
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 stationWESTERLY STATE AP, RI US13 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 24.5°F3.34 in rain
February41.2°F / 25.7°F2.75 in rain
March47.2°F / 32°F4.17 in rain
April57.1°F / 40.7°F3.9 in rain
May66.6°F / 50°F3.32 in rain
June75°F / 59.4°F3.55 in rain
July81.6°F / 65.9°F2.91 in rain
August80.5°F / 64.3°F3.49 in rain
September74.4°F / 57.1°F3.81 in rain
October63.9°F / 46.5°F4.29 in rain
November54°F / 37.8°F3.5 in rain
December44.9°F / 30.3°F3.77 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone 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%.

North Stonington 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.

Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

06338 Mashantucket, CT7.5 km away
02804 Ashaway, RI8.1 km away
02833 Hopkinton, RI8.7 km away
06379 Pawcatuck, CT9.1 km away
06372 Old Mystic, CT9.6 km away
06378 Stonington, CT10.3 km away
06339 Ledyard, CT10.3 km away
02891 Westerly, RI10.6 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 area54.25 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq mi
Population density95 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4531, -71.8727

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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