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Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 33 ZIP codes inside Southeastern Connecticut County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
33
in this county
Total population
282,685
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
33
distinct city/town names
Avg density
270
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Southeastern Connecticut County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
06360 Norwich 37,371 538
06340 Groton 30,565 524
06320 New London 27,585 1,887
06226 Willimantic 19,365 1,043
06415 Colchester 16,111 111
06385 Waterford 15,791 245
06351 Jewett City 15,665 115
06355 Mystic 12,108 329
06357 Niantic 11,845 432
06382 Uncasville 10,786 236
06339 Ledyard 9,283 140
06379 Pawcatuck 8,697 275
06370 Oakdale 7,578 122
06249 Lebanon 7,140 51
06333 East Lyme 6,953 115
06335 Gales Ferry 6,014 212
06378 Stonington 5,670 105
06359 North Stonington 5,151 37
06365 Preston 4,718 60
06420 Salem 4,261 56
06375 Quaker Hill 3,810 186
06330 Baltic 3,384 76
06280 Windham 3,173 81
06380 Taftville 2,554 1,023
06334 Bozrah 2,308 46
06256 North Windham 2,096 107
06254 North Franklin 1,835 36
06266 South Windham 295 123
06353 Montville 200 292
06350 Hanover 121 121
06389 Yantic 95 130
06336 Gilman 81 51
06338 Mashantucket 76 15

About Southeastern Connecticut County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Southeastern Connecticut County in Connecticut contains roughly 33 ZIP codes spread across 33 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 282,685. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Connecticut index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 270, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Southeastern Connecticut County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Southeastern Connecticut County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.