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The 06840 ZIP Code is centered1 in Fairfield County at latitude 41.152 and longitude -73.496 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Fairfield County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 06840 was 19,402 with 7,143 housing units; a land area land area of 22.17 sq. miles; a water area of 0.35 sq. miles; and a population density of 875.05 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

New Canaan, CT (< 0.1 mile)
Ponus, CT (1.9 miles SW)
Talmadge Hill, CT (2.4 miles S)
Silvermine, CT (2.7 miles E)
Pinneys Corners, CT (2.7 miles NNW)
North Stamford, CT (2.7 miles WSW)
Sellecks Corners, CT (3.1 miles NW)
Gilbert Corners, CT (3.4 miles ENE)
High Ridge, CT (3.6 miles WNW)
Vista, NY (3.6 miles NNW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Richards Corner, CT (1.4 miles N)
Daniels Mill, CT (1.9 miles NE)
High Ridge, CT (3.6 miles WNW)
Winnipauk Village, CT (4.3 miles ESE)
Roxbury, CT (5.5 miles SW)
Northfield, CT (6.6 miles SSW)
North Mianus, CT (7.7 miles SW)
Godfrey Corner, CT (8.2 miles NE)
Coley Town, CT (8.4 miles ENE)
Pine Hill, CT (8.8 miles SW)

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  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
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1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.