06443 ZIP Code — Madison, CT

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ZIP code 06443 covers Madison, Connecticut, with a population of about 17,577 and a median household income of $168,341.

Population: 17,577486 per square mile
Median age: 51.412.7 points above the US average
Median household income: $168,3411.8× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate: 1.9%10.5 points below the US average
Typical home value: $729,591up 45.5% in five years
Median rent: $2,0461.4× the Connecticut median
Degree or higher: 71.8%36.8 points above the US average
Homeownership: 90.6%25.6 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 511

Where 06443 is

Madison, 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	17,577
Median age	51.4
Family households	77.1%
Born outside the US	8.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home	8.2%
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3%
Veterans	5%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$168,341
Income per person	$85,234
Poverty rate	1.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	1.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	1.9%
$10–15k	1.0%
$15–20k	1.0%
$20–25k	1.3%
$25–30k	0.9%
$30–35k	2.8%
$35–40k	1.4%
$40–45k	0.4%
$45–50k	2.1%
$50–60k	1.6%
$60–75k	3.1%
$75–100k	11.9%
$100–125k	8.7%
$125–150k	7.2%
$150–200k	15.1%
$200k or more	39.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	9,150
Mean adjusted gross income	$237,792
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	26.8%
Returns, under $25k	19.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k	10.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k	10.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k	8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k	23.8%
Returns, $200k or more	26.8%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$534,800
Median gross rent	$2,046
Rent as a share of household income	29%
Owner-occupied	90.6%
Vacant homes	14.2%
Median year built	1975

What the homes are

Detached house	92.1%
Attached house	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.3%
20 or more units	1.2%

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	$729,591as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 years	up 45.5%
Typical home value, 10 years	up 85.8%
Typical asking rent	$3,264as of 2026-07

Typical home value since 2000

$278,473 in 2000 to $729,591 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.8%
High school diploma or higher	98.6%
Works from home	27.3%
Drives to work alone	63.7%
Takes public transport	2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	19.2%

Health

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

Obesity	27.4% 6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	6.2% 7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	32.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	9.7% 10.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	3.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression	18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	17.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	27.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	11.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	5.8% 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	93.7% 7.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	7.6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	78.8% 14.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD	4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	82.2% 20.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	19.6% 11.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support	18.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity	4.8% 12.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps	3.3% 11 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability	5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	42.2% 6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity	5.1% 8.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability	4.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport	3.6% 5.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness	28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use	83.4% 7.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	11.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	8.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	9.9% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat	3.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours	29.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	5.1% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability	2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	511
People employed	4,453
Annual payroll	$272,445,000

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	$168,341	$93,760	$78,538
Income per person	$85,234	$54,409	$43,289
Poverty rate	1.9%	10%	12.4%
Median home value	$534,800	$343,200	$303,400
Median gross rent	$2,046	$1,431	$1,348
Homeownership	90.6%	66.2%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.8%	41.9%	35%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.6%	5.2%
Works from home	27.3%	14.4%	13.5%
Born outside the US	8.6%	15.4%	13.9%
Median age	51.4	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	NEW HAVEN TWEED AP, CT US23.3 km away
Rain in a year	42 in

Average high and low by month

January	38.1°F / 23°F2.72 in rain
February	40.2°F / 23.9°F2.84 in rain
March	47°F / 30.1°F3.66 in rain
April	57.8°F / 39.3°F4.19 in rain
May	67.7°F / 49.4°F3.54 in rain
June	76.4°F / 59.3°F3.47 in rain
July	82.1°F / 65.7°F3.36 in rain
August	81°F / 64.7°F3.55 in rain
September	74.7°F / 57.3°F4.03 in rain
October	63.8°F / 45.5°F3.78 in rain
November	53.4°F / 35.9°F3.12 in rain
December	43.7°F / 28.9°F3.53 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	100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Madison School District	100% 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	7.1 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

06437 Guilford, CT	6.8 km away
06413 Clinton, CT	7.6 km away
06419 Killingworth, CT	7.7 km away
06498 Westbrook, CT	13.4 km away
06471 North Branford, CT	14.1 km away
06442 Ivoryton, CT	15.1 km away
06417 Deep River, CT	15.8 km away
06412 Chester, CT	16.5 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 Haven County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	36.16 sq mi
Water area	1.65 sq mi
Population density	486 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	41.3090, -72.6153

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.