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06831 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 06831 covers Greenwich, Connecticut, with a population of about 14,656 and a median household income of $218,785.

Population
14,656532 per square mile
Median age
47.68.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$218,7852.3× the Connecticut median
Poverty rate
3.7%8.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$2,181,251up 49.7% in five years
Median rent
$3,500+2.4× the Connecticut median
Degree or higher
69.5%34.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
78.3%13.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
434

Where 06831 is

Greenwich, 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

Population14,656
Median age47.6
Family households78%
Born outside the US13.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.6%
White (non-Hispanic)85.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Hispanic or Latino7.1%
Veterans3%
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$218,785
Income per person$133,063
Poverty rate3.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k3.3%
$75–100k6.8%
$100–125k4.8%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k8.7%
$200k or more54.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,270
Mean adjusted gross income$794,111
Returns declaring $200,000 or more38%
Returns, under $25k18.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.7%
Returns, $200k or more38.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,483,500
Median gross rent$3,500+
Rent as a share of household income34%
Owner-occupied78.3%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house80.5%
Attached house8.2%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units2.9%
20 or more 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$2,181,251as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 49.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.5%
Typical asking rent$6,795as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$2,181,251$1,165,061

$1,165,061 in 2012 to $2,181,251 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.5%
High school diploma or higher96.6%
Works from home25.8%
Drives to work alone57.5%
Takes public transport8.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.5%
Health

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

Obesity21.6% 11.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.2% 7 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 health10.3% 10 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.9% 5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 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 year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.8% 6.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability7.8% 7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.8% 11.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist81.4% 20.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability18.4% 12.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.4% 10.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.9% 10.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.8% 5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.5% 4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments434
People employed4,469
Annual payroll$609,201,000
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$218,785$93,760$78,538
Income per person$133,063$54,409$43,289
Poverty rate3.7%10%12.4%
Median home value$1,483,500$343,200$303,400
Median gross rent$3,500+$1,431$1,348
Homeownership78.3%66.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.5%41.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%5.6%5.2%
Works from home25.8%14.4%13.5%
Born outside the US13.6%15.4%13.9%
Median age47.641.238.7
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 stationWESTCHESTER CO AP, NY US4.2 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January37.3°F / 22.4°F3.2 in rain
February40.1°F / 23.7°F2.53 in rain
March47.6°F / 30.5°F4.11 in rain
April59.2°F / 40.1°F4.2 in rain
May69.2°F / 49.8°F3.94 in rain
June78°F / 59.1°F4.25 in rain
July83.2°F / 64.9°F4.07 in rain
August81.2°F / 63.6°F4.36 in rain
September74.2°F / 56.7°F4.94 in rain
October63°F / 45.5°F4.33 in rain
November52.2°F / 36.2°F3.64 in rain
December42.3°F / 28°F4.18 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 supermarket18% 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.

Greenwich School District95.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Stamford School District4.8% 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.

Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

06830 Greenwich, CT3.1 km away
10573 Port Chester, NY4 km away
06836 Greenwich, CT4.1 km away
10577 Purchase, NY5.1 km away
06807 Cos Cob, CT5.5 km away
10604 West Harrison, NY6.7 km away
06878 Riverside, CT6.8 km away
06870 Old Greenwich, CT8 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 area27.55 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Population density532 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0549, -73.6594

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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