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ZIP code 06516 — West Haven
ZIP code 06516 serves West Haven, Connecticut.
- Postal code
- 06516Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- West Haven
- County
- South Central Regional FIPS 09009
- State
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.2701, -72.9638 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 55,147 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5,130 / sq mi
- Land area
- 10.7 sq mi (27.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $73,566
- Per-capita income
- $35,483
- Median age
- 36
- Households
- 20,730
- Housing units
- 21,884
- Median home value
- $265,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,389 / 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)
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Map of ZIP code 06516
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 82°F), coldest Jan (avg low 23°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
| Avg low °F | 23 | 24 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NEW HAVEN TWEED AP (4.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 06516
- 12 schools
- 7 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 30 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 20 parks
- 6 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 6 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 27 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 13 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 10 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page