06451

Name: ZIP code 06451, Connecticut
Address: CT, 06451, US

ZIP code 06451 is in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, and crosses into 1 other county. About 24,851 people live here in 10,022 households. The median home value is $239,800 and the median household income $71,255. The average commute takes about 26 minutes.

ZIP code tabulation area · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

24,851residentsACS 2020–2024

$71,255median household incomeNaugatuck Valley Planning Region: $86K

$239,800median home valueNaugatuck Valley Planning Region: $318K

87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

06451 in ConnecticutZIP codes coloured by median household income

06451

<$45K$125K+

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

People.

24,851 residents in 10,022 households, next to the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region figure.

23%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

32%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

10,900 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $239,800 (±$8,671).

57%

of households own their home

51%

of homes are detached single-family houses

19%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,213

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20191%

2000–20096%

1990–19994%

1980–19899%

1970–197915%

1960–196910%

1950–195917%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier32%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$6,125.

$71,255

median household income

13.3%

of people live below the poverty line

8.6%

unemployment rate

20%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

13%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

87%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Businesses in 06451.

325 business establishments with paid employees have an address in this ZIP code.

Grocery stores and supermarkets3

Convenience stores8

Pharmacies and drug stores3

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants11

Limited-service restaurants15

Coffee shops and snack bars4

Bars3

Physicians’ offices14

Dentists’ offices0

Child care centers3

Gyms and fitness centers3

Movie theaters0

Museums0

Counts are business establishments with paid employees, by the ZIP code of their address. Self-employed people without staff, and public facilities such as libraries, are not included.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

Health.

Estimated share of adults in 06451, next to the national figure.

79%

had a routine checkup in the past year

60%

visited a dentist in the past year

16%

of 18–64s have no health insurance

33%

get no leisure-time physical activity

40%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

14%

smoke

37%

have obesity

12%

have diagnosed diabetes

34%

have high blood pressure

21%

report fair or poor general health

18%

report frequent mental distress

36%

often feel lonely

22%

faced food insecurity in the past year

19%

faced housing insecurity in the past year

12%

lacked reliable transportation in the past year

These are model-based estimates for adults from the CDC’s PLACES project, combining national health surveys with local population data. They are not counts of local patients, and small differences between nearby ZIP codes are within the margin of the model.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES 2025 release (ZCTA), public domain

Nearest public schools.

In a straight line from the center of the ZIP code. Attendance zones are set by each school district.

Benjamin Franklin SchoolMeriden0.3 mi

Lincoln Middle SchoolMeriden0.3 mi

Orville H. Platt High SchoolMeriden0.5 mi

John Barry SchoolMeriden1.0 mi

H. C. Wilcox Technical High SchoolMeriden1.0 mi

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024–25

Nearby ZIP codes.

ZIP codes here are the Census Bureau’s ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which closely match the postal ZIP codes used for addresses.

06450 06467 06410 06037 06479 06489 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region Connecticut