06488

Name: ZIP code 06488, Connecticut
Address: CT, 06488, US

ZIP code 06488 is in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. About 20,071 people live here in 8,424 households. The median home value is $411,600 and the median household income $112,887. The average commute takes about 32 minutes.

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

20,071residentsACS 2020–2024

$112,887median household incomeNaugatuck Valley Planning Region: $86K

$411,600median home valueNaugatuck Valley Planning Region: $318K

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

06488 in ConnecticutZIP codes coloured by median household income

06488

<$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.

20,071 residents in 8,424 households, next to the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region figure.

18%

under 18

14%

aged 18–34

33%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

55%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

8,966 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $411,600 (±$17,997).

88%

of households own their home

58%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,935

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20193%

2000–200910%

1990–199910%

1980–198917%

1970–197932%

1960–196915%

1950–19593%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier8%

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 ±$8,440.

$112,887

median household income

3.4%

of people live below the poverty line

3.0%

unemployment rate

52%

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.

32 min

average commute to work

21%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

78%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

20%

work from home

of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

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 06488.

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

Grocery stores and supermarkets4

Convenience stores0

Pharmacies and drug stores3

Retail bakeries3

Full-service restaurants19

Limited-service restaurants12

Coffee shops and snack bars5

Bars0

Physicians’ offices20

Dentists’ offices13

Child care centers5

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 06488, next to the national figure.

85%

had a routine checkup in the past year

79%

visited a dentist in the past year

of 18–64s have no health insurance

23%

get no leisure-time physical activity

30%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

smoke

29%

have obesity

11%

have diagnosed diabetes

38%

have high blood pressure

13%

report fair or poor general health

13%

report frequent mental distress

30%

often feel lonely

faced food insecurity in the past year

faced housing insecurity in the past year

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.

Gainfield Elementary SchoolSouthbury0.5 mi

Rochambeau Middle SchoolSouthbury0.7 mi

Pomperaug Elementary SchoolSouthbury0.7 mi

Pomperaug Regional High SchoolSouthbury4.0 mi

Long Meadow Elementary SchoolMiddlebury4.4 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.

06482 06478 06798 06762 06783 06470 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region Connecticut