06751 ZIP Code — Bethlehem, CT

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ZIP code 06751 covers Bethlehem, Connecticut, with a population of about 3,398 and a median household income of $106,731.

Population: 3,398179 per square mile
Median age: 45.46.7 points above the US average
Median household income: $106,7311.1× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate: 8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value: $525,976up 39.1% in five years
Median rent: $1,14920% below the Connecticut median
Degree or higher: 36.5%1.5 points above the US average
Homeownership: 68.1%3.1 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 83

Where 06751 is

Bethlehem, 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	3,398
Median age	45.4
Family households	70.6%
Born outside the US	5.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home	9.3%
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	5%
Veterans	7%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$106,731
Income per person	$54,429
Poverty rate	8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	16.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	1.4%
$10–15k	11.3%
$15–20k	3.2%
$20–25k	2.3%
$25–30k	2.3%
$30–35k	1.5%
$35–40k	2.9%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	5.9%
$60–75k	3.1%
$75–100k	11.6%
$100–125k	14.6%
$125–150k	4.4%
$150–200k	17.1%
$200k or more	18.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	1,780
Mean adjusted gross income	$120,516
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	10.7%
Returns, under $25k	20.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k	18.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k	15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k	12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k	23.0%
Returns, $200k or more	10.7%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$392,300
Median gross rent	$1,149
Owner-occupied	68.1%
Vacant homes	11.1%
Median year built	1975

What the homes are

Detached house	88.5%
Attached house	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.3%
5 to 19 units	5.1%

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	$525,976as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 years	up 39.1%
Typical home value, 10 years	up 95.5%

Typical home value since 2000

$183,233 in 2000 to $525,976 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%
High school diploma or higher	98.9%
Works from home	9.9%
Drives to work alone	76.6%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	24.3%

Health

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

Obesity	27.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	10.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	33.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	14.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression	21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	22.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	11.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year	82.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	91.9% 6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	76% 11.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD	6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	75.1% 13.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support	22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity	8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps	6.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability	7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	41.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity	7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability	6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport	5.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness	28.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use	78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	11.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	13.1% 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	5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours	30.4% 6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability	3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	83
People employed	858
Annual payroll	$42,389,000

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	$106,731	$93,760	$78,538
Income per person	$54,429	$54,409	$43,289
Poverty rate	8.2%	10%	12.4%
Median home value	$392,300	$343,200	$303,400
Median gross rent	$1,149	$1,431	$1,348
Homeownership	68.1%	66.2%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	41.9%	35%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.6%	5.2%
Works from home	9.9%	14.4%	13.5%
Born outside the US	5.8%	15.4%	13.9%
Median age	45.4	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	BAKERSVILLE, CT US28 km away
Rain in a year	54 in
Snow in a year	59 in

Average high and low by month

January	33.4°F / 14.7°F3.94 in rain, 13.1 in snow
February	36.5°F / 15.9°F3.52 in rain, 15.8 in snow
March	45.4°F / 23.2°F4.61 in rain, 12.7 in snow
April	58.5°F / 33.1°F4.35 in rain, 2.6 in snow
May	69.4°F / 43.7°F4.14 in rain
June	76.9°F / 53.2°F4.89 in rain
July	81.7°F / 58.2°F4.35 in rain
August	79.7°F / 56.4°F4.85 in rain
September	72.1°F / 49.2°F4.99 in rain
October	59.8°F / 38°F5.4 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November	48.8°F / 29°F4.21 in rain, 2.6 in snow
December	38°F / 21°F5 in rain, 12 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%.

Regional School District 14	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	5.9 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

06758 Lakeside, CT	4.9 km away
06763 Morris, CT	6.1 km away
06793 Washington, CT	6.7 km away
06795 Watertown, CT	8.1 km away
06798 Woodbury, CT	9.6 km away
06750 Bantam, CT	9.9 km away
06794 Washington Depot, CT	10 km away
06777 New Preston Marble Dale, CT	10.2 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.

Litchfield County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	18.99 sq mi
Water area	0.29 sq mi
Population density	179 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	41.6387, -73.2091

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.