06512

Name: ZIP code 06512, Connecticut
Address: CT, 06512, US

ZIP code 06512 is in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. About 28,830 people live here in 12,083 households. The median home value is $289,100 and the median household income $96,146. The average commute takes about 26 minutes.

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

28,830residentsACS 2020–2024

$96,146median household incomeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region: $88K

$289,100median home valueSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region: $353K

95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

06512 in ConnecticutZIP codes coloured by median household income

06512

<$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.

28,830 residents in 12,083 households, next to the South Central Connecticut Planning Region figure.

17%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

41%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

12,929 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $289,100 (±$14,173).

70%

of households own their home

64%

of homes are detached single-family houses

12%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,499

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20191%

2000–20093%

1990–19997%

1980–198913%

1970–197910%

1960–196919%

1950–195916%

1940–19499%

1939 or earlier23%

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 ±$9,327.

$96,146

median household income

6.9%

of people live below the poverty line

4.1%

unemployment rate

32%

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

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

84%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

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.

95%

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 06512.

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

Grocery stores and supermarkets5

Convenience stores8

Pharmacies and drug stores4

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants23

Limited-service restaurants17

Coffee shops and snack bars7

Bars0

Physicians’ offices8

Dentists’ offices8

Child care centers3

Gyms and fitness centers0

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 06512, next to the national figure.

80%

had a routine checkup in the past year

68%

visited a dentist in the past year

11%

of 18–64s have no health insurance

28%

get no leisure-time physical activity

37%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

12%

smoke

34%

have obesity

11%

have diagnosed diabetes

34%

have high blood pressure

17%

report fair or poor general health

16%

report frequent mental distress

34%

often feel lonely

15%

faced food insecurity in the past year

13%

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.

Carbone School/East Haven AcademyEast Haven0.2 mi

Overbrook Early Learning CenterEast Haven0.3 mi

Grove J. Tuttle SchoolEast Haven0.3 mi

Joseph Melillo Middle SchoolEast Haven0.7 mi

Nathan Hale SchoolNew Haven1.3 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.

06513 06519 06510 06511 06405 06516 South Central Connecticut Planning Region Connecticut