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06612 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 06612 covers Easton, Connecticut, with a population of about 7,612 and a median household income of $189,505.

Population
7,612278 per square mile
Median age
45.56.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$189,5052.0× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,002,826up 35.2% in five years
Median rent
$2,7191.9× the Connecticut median
Degree or higher
72.6%37.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
85.3%20.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
140

Where 06612 is

Easton, 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

Population7,612
Median age45.5
Family households82.7%
Born outside the US8.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.4%
White (non-Hispanic)86.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans4.8%
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$189,505
Income per person$82,643
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k0.3%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k2.3%
$60–75k2.0%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k6.8%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k15.0%
$200k or more46.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,560
Mean adjusted gross income$240,980
Returns declaring $200,000 or more34.6%
Returns, under $25k18.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k7.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.8%
Returns, $200k or more34.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$727,200
Median gross rent$2,719
Rent as a share of household income17.5%
Owner-occupied85.3%
Vacant homes1.7%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house97.4%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units1.8%
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$1,002,826as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,002,826$486,107

$486,107 in 2000 to $1,002,826 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher72.6%
High school diploma or higher98%
Works from home20.6%
Drives to work alone68.1%
Takes public transport2.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.6%
Health

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

Obesity22.5% 10.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.6% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability7.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist81.1% 19.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability17.9% 12.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.3% 10.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4% 10.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.9% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.6% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments140
People employed863
Annual payroll$59,599,000
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$189,505$93,760$78,538
Income per person$82,643$54,409$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%10%12.4%
Median home value$727,200$343,200$303,400
Median gross rent$2,719$1,431$1,348
Homeownership85.3%66.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher72.6%41.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.6%5.2%
Works from home20.6%14.4%13.5%
Born outside the US8.3%15.4%13.9%
Median age45.541.238.7
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 stationBRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY MEM AP, CT US16.9 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January38.4°F / 24.4°F3.18 in rain, 8.5 in snow
February40.5°F / 25.7°F3.12 in rain, 10.7 in snow
March47.4°F / 32.3°F4.09 in rain, 7 in snow
April58.3°F / 41.7°F4.16 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May68.4°F / 51.7°F3.58 in rain
June77.7°F / 61.5°F3.77 in rain
July83.4°F / 67.9°F3.32 in rain
August81.9°F / 67°F3.98 in rain
September75.4°F / 59.8°F3.96 in rain
October64.4°F / 48.3°F3.84 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.6°F / 38.4°F3.11 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December43.8°F / 30.2°F3.98 in rain, 5.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket45% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

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

Easton School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Regional School District 0950% 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 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

06611 Trumbull, CT6.4 km away
06825 Fairfield, CT7.7 km away
06883 Weston, CT7.9 km away
06606 Bridgeport, CT8.1 km away
06896 Redding, CT8.6 km away
06876 Redding Ridge, CT8.7 km away
06814 Danbury, CT9 km away
06816 Danbury, CT9 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.

Fairfield County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area27.42 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq mi
Population density278 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.2523, -73.2871

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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