ZIP code · Hamden · Connecticut · United States

ZIP code 06517 — Hamden

ZIP code 06517 serves Hamden, Connecticut.

Postal code
06517
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Hamden
County
South Central Regional FIPS 09009
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Coordinates
41.3484, -72.9117 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
14,867 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
2,971 / sq mi
Land area
5 sq mi (13 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$97,154
Per-capita income
$52,998
Median age
43.8
Households
6,264
Housing units
6,875
Median home value
$313,000
Median gross rent
$1,351 / month
Congressional district
CT-3 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
7a (0 to 5 °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 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 20°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F384148617179858476645342
Avg low °F202228384858646255433427
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.34.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MT CARMEL (4.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 06517

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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