ZIP code · Ashford · Connecticut · United States

ZIP code 06278 — Ashford

ZIP code 06278 serves Ashford, Connecticut.

Postal code
06278
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Ashford
County
Northeastern Connecticut FIPS 09015
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Coordinates
41.8890, -72.1476 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
4,345 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
110 / sq mi
Land area
39.6 sq mi (102.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$127,969
Per-capita income
$60,327
Median age
37.9
Households
1,871
Housing units
2,112
Median home value
$315,700
Median gross rent
$1,230 / month
Congressional district
CT-2 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6b (-5 to 0 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area codes
203, 475 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F353745576876817973615040
Avg low °F192028384857636154433425
Precip in3.63.04.44.23.74.54.04.34.54.63.94.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: STORRS (7.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 06278

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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