What city is 06479 in?

06479 is a Plantsville, CT mailing address. By land area, 15% lies inside Plantsville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 06479?

About 10,286 people (±912), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 10,156.

What is the median household income in 06479?

$114,346 (±$16,366), compared with $95,781 for Connecticut as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 06479?

8 USPS carrier routes with 4,133 residential and 264 business mailboxes (4,394 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 06479?

The closest, measured center to center: 06467 (0.9 mi), 06444 (1.2 mi), 06716 (3.2 mi), 06489 (3.5 mi), 06410 (4.4 mi, Cheshire Village) and 06705 (4.6 mi, Waterbury).

06479 ZIP Code, Plantsville, CT

06479 is a ZIP code in Plantsville, Connecticut in Hartford County. It covers 6.8 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 06467, 06444 and 06716. 10,286 people live here in 4,192 households. At about 1,516 people per square mile it has suburban density, and most homes are owner-occupied (81%). Median household income is $114,346, above the Connecticut median of $95,781; the median age is 46.1, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Plantsville, CT
County: Hartford County
Land area: 6.8 sq mi
Population: 10,286
Median household income: $114,346
Carrier routes: 8 (4,133 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	10,286
Households	4,192
Median household income	$114,346
Income per person	$56,536
Median age	46.1
Homeowners	81.3%
Median home value	$359,000
Median rent	$1,450
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%
Average commute (minutes)	24
Households with kids under 18	30.7%
Moved in the past year	7.9%
Below the poverty line	8.2%
Broadband internet	91.2%
Speak a non-English language at home	12.1%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	2.5%
$10–15K	3.4%
$15–25K	2.7%
$25–35K	6.6%
$35–50K	6.4%
$50–75K	6.2%
$75–100K	11.3%
$100–150K	22.7%
$150–200K	12.8%
$200K+	25.4%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	7.9%
10–19	13.5%
20–24	5.8%
25–34	7.5%
35–44	14.0%
45–54	15.0%
55–64	14.3%
65–74	12.7%
75+	9.3%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	50.9%
Owned outright	27.9%
Rented	17.5%
Vacant	3.7%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	74.5%
Townhome	8.0%
2–4 units	5.5%
5–19 units	5.5%
20+ units	6.5%
Mobile / other	0.0%

Businesses in 06479

241 business establishments with 3,902 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 36
Accommodation and Food Services: 34
Health Care and Social Assistance: 27
Other Services (except Public Administration): 25
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 23
Manufacturing: 20
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 17
Retail Trade: 16

EDDM carrier routes

06479 has 8 USPS carrier routes with 4,133 residential and 264 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 06479

06479 has 8 USPS carrier routes (5 city (C), 3 rural (R)) with 4,133 residential and 264 business mailboxes. Routes range from 220 homes (R003) to 629 homes (C003); the median route has 555 homes. The Census counted 4,192 households in 06479 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	1
500–749	6
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 108, 517 homes
Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 47, 510 homes
Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 41, 447 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 29, 592 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 22, 609 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 06479

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	447	41	$77,084	—	—	—
C002	City	609	22	$89,482	—	—	—
C003	City	629	7	$118,957	—	—	—
C004	City	517	108	$122,303	—	—	—
C006	City	510	47	$104,423	—	—	—
R001	Rural	609	10	$178,004	—	—	—
R002	Rural	592	29	$178,004	—	—	—
R003	Rural	220	0	$178,004	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 06479 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

06467 (0.9 mi)
06444 (1.2 mi)
06716 (3.2 mi)
06489 (3.5 mi)
06410 — Cheshire Village CDP, CT (4.4 mi)
06705 — Waterbury city, CT (4.6 mi)
06451 — Meriden city, CT (5.1 mi)
06712 (6.2 mi)

Areas that include 06479

Plantsville, CT ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Hartford County ZIP codes — 60 ZIP codes
Connecticut ZIP code data

Where it ranks

Mail every home in 06479

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 06479, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 06479 in?: 06479 is a Plantsville, CT mailing address. By land area, 15% lies inside Plantsville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 06479 in?: 06479 is in Hartford County.
What is the population of 06479?: About 10,286 people (±912), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 10,156.
What is the median household income in 06479?: $114,346 (±$16,366), compared with $95,781 for Connecticut as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 06479?: 8 USPS carrier routes with 4,133 residential and 264 business mailboxes (4,394 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 06479?: The closest, measured center to center: 06467 (0.9 mi), 06444 (1.2 mi), 06716 (3.2 mi), 06489 (3.5 mi), 06410 (4.4 mi, Cheshire Village) and 06705 (4.6 mi, Waterbury).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.