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06776 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 06776 covers New Milford, Connecticut, with a population of about 27,133 and a median household income of $102,240.

Population
27,133483 per square mile
Median age
41.83.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$102,2401.1× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$474,354up 32.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,5981.1× the Connecticut median
Degree or higher
40.5%5.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.6%15.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
726

Where 06776 is

New Milford, 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

Population27,133
Median age41.8
Family households73%
Born outside the US12.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.7%
White (non-Hispanic)77.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Hispanic or Latino11.9%
Veterans4.2%
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$102,240
Income per person$48,273
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k11.4%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more17.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,850
Mean adjusted gross income$92,861
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.7%
Returns, under $25k23.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.9%
Returns, $200k or more8.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$380,800
Median gross rent$1,598
Rent as a share of household income34.5%
Owner-occupied80.6%
Vacant homes9.1%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house75.8%
Attached house4.2%
2 to 4 units6.4%
5 to 19 units8%
20 or more units4.5%
Mobile home1.1%
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$474,354as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.1%
Typical asking rent$2,050as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$474,354$146,336

$146,336 in 2000 to $474,354 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.5%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home11.5%
Drives to work alone72.9%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.2%
Health

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

Obesity27.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9% 3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments726
People employed6,721
Annual payroll$328,763,000
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$102,240$93,760$78,538
Income per person$48,273$54,409$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%10%12.4%
Median home value$380,800$343,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,598$1,431$1,348
Homeownership80.6%66.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.5%41.9%35%
Unemployment rate8.9%5.6%5.2%
Works from home11.5%14.4%13.5%
Born outside the US12.4%15.4%13.9%
Median age41.841.238.7
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 stationDANBURY, CT US20.2 km away
Rain in a year53 in
Snow in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January35.5°F / 20.5°F3.74 in rain, 15.7 in snow
February38.8°F / 21.9°F3.28 in rain, 11 in snow
March47.7°F / 29.1°F4.43 in rain, 10.4 in snow
April60.5°F / 39.4°F4.17 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May71.5°F / 49.3°F4.23 in rain
June80.1°F / 58.7°F4.83 in rain
July84.9°F / 64.1°F4.98 in rain
August82.2°F / 62.6°F4.88 in rain
September74.7°F / 54.7°F4.89 in rain
October62.5°F / 43.2°F4.97 in rain
November50.4°F / 33.9°F4.02 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December40.1°F / 26.2°F4.62 in rain, 8.6 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 supermarket47% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket30% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

New Milford School District99.9% 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.

Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

06784 Sherman, CT6.9 km away
06752 Bridgewater, CT7.3 km away
06755 Gaylordsville, CT9.5 km away
06783 Roxbury, CT10 km away
06794 Washington Depot, CT10.9 km away
06793 Washington, CT11.6 km away
06804 Brookfield, CT13 km away
06785 South Kent, CT13.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area56.23 sq mi
Water area2.07 sq mi
Population density483 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.5817, -73.4128

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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