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Fairfield County, CT
Zip code population (2000): 7,092
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 7,293

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 06870

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Houses and condos: 2,741
Renter-occupied apartments: 453
% of renters here:  17%
State:  33%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 06870: 177.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 3293 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.2% ($5,132)
Connecticut:  2.7% ($2,961)

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Males: 3,380  (47.7%)
Females: 3,712  (52.3%)

Zip code 06870 races chart


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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $1,221,975
06870:  $1,221,975
Connecticut:  $309,200


According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 06870 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  39.0 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.7 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 06870, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $281,437 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $281,437
State:  $73,265

Salary/wage: $228,309 (reported on 70.8% of returns)
Here:  $228,309
State:  $62,030
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -126.8% for AGIs below $10k, 48.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $7,520 (reported on 77.4% of returns)
This zip code:  $7,520
Connecticut:  $2,287
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -19.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $16,859 (reported on 67.3% of returns)
Here:  $16,859
State:  $5,735
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -38.1% for AGIs below $10k, 11.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$85,958 (reported on 61.7% of returns)
Here:  +$85,958
State:  +$23,694
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$45,152 (reported on 21.6% of returns)
Here:  +$45,152
State:  +$20,783
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -24.2% for AGIs below $10k, 10.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,580 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
06870:  $3,580
Connecticut:  $3,216
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $29,718 (reported on 5.7% of returns)
Here:  $29,718
Connecticut:  $17,335

Total itemized deductions: $54,890 (0% of AGI, reported on 66.1% of returns)
Here:  $54,890
State:  $24,919
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -60.4% for AGIs below $10k, 36.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 25.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $8,709 (2.0% of AGI, reported on 61.7% of returns)
Here:  $8,709
Connecticut:  $3,762

Here:  2.0% of AGI
State:  2.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $76,849 (reported on 83.9% of returns)
06870:  $76,849
State:  $15,148
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,044 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
Here:  $1,044
State:  $1,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.1%
Here:  73%
State:  59%
(% for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs below $10k, 67.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.7% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $154,411
This zip code:  $154,411
Connecticut:  $65,967
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Nearest zip codes: 06878, 06807, 06902, 06901, 06905, 06906.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  74.3%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  2.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 06870 with a mortgage: 1,266 (79 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 595


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $4,394

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,114

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  3.5%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.6%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  7.4
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.5
State:  4.0


Zip code 06870 close-up map

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable location: Innis Arden Golf Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in zip code 06870: Saint Saviours Episcopal Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Tomac Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 36
  • 1995 to 1998: 31
  • 1990 to 1994: 207
  • 1980 to 1989: 186
  • 1970 to 1979: 350
  • 1960 to 1969: 212
  • 1950 to 1959: 522
  • 1940 to 1949: 313
  • 1939 or earlier: 909



Zip code 06870 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 06870:
  • no bedroom: 20
  • 1 bedrooms: 153
  • 2 bedrooms: 272
  • 3 bedrooms: 642
  • 4 bedrooms: 736
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 388


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 38
  • 1 bedrooms: 111
  • 2 bedrooms: 60
  • 3 bedrooms: 136
  • 4 bedrooms: 92
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 16



Vehicles available in 06870 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 551
  • 2 vehicles: 1,215
  • 3 vehicles: 343
  • 4 vehicles: 59
  • 5 or more vehicles: 22


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 18
  • 1 vehicle: 238
  • 2 vehicles: 111
  • 3 vehicles: 70
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 06870 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 06870 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 06870:

  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 6
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 3
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 15
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 6
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 88
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 72
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 281
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 445
  • $1,000,000 or more: 1,357
 



06870 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 06870:

  • $350 to $399: 5
  • $450 to $499: 7
  • $800 to $899: 37
  • $900 to $999: 48
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 104
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 91
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 152
  • $2,000 or more: 358
  • No cash rent: 52
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,383,313
  • Black or African American householders: $312,858
  • Asian householders: $962,640
  • Two or more races householders: $866,376
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,312,656

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,209,821 (it was $634,700 in 2000)
06870:  $1,209,821
Connecticut:  $309,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $0 - $0

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $1,359,533
Here:  $1,359,533
State:  $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $939,143
Here:  $939,143
State:  $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $1,245,110
Here:  $1,245,110
State:  $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $850,283
Here:  $850,283
State:  $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $532,688
Here:  $532,688
State:  $220,717


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,244
  • One, attached: 63
  • Two: 79
  • 3 or 4: 33
  • 5 to 9: 34
  • 10 to 19: 81
  • 20 to 49: 79
  • 50 or more: 153
06870 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,047 (63%)
  • Carpooled: 124 (4%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 14 (0%)
  • Railroad: 665 (21%)
  • Taxi: 20 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 15 (0%)
  • Walked: 65 (2%)
  • Other means: 21 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 262 (8%)
 

06870 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 112
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 358
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 491
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 487
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 327
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 109
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 112
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 40
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 50
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 102
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 581
  • 90 or more minutes: 208
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.7%


Household type by relationship
Households: 7,114

  • In family households: 6,370 (1,650 male householders, 369 female householders)
    1,771 spouses, 2,409 children (2,281 natural, 49 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 34 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 744 (243 male householders (224 living alone)), 429 female householders (385 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 758 2-persons, 438 3-persons, 477 4-persons, 260 5-persons, 86 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 609 1-person, 63 2-persons.

1,883 married couples with children.
207 single-parent households (35 men, 172 women).

84.2% of residents of 06870 zip code speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 8% well, 1% not well).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 14% well).
4.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 41% well, 7% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (24% very well, 76% well).

Foreign born population: 1,003 (14.1%)
(34.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  14.1%
Whole state:  10.9%


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Japan (15%)
  • United Kingdom (12%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • Australia (8%)
  • India (5%)
  • Italy (4%)
  • Spain (4%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 433
  • 1990 to 1994: 118
  • 1985 to 1989: 79
  • 1980 to 1984: 52
  • 1975 to 1979: 25
  • 1970 to 1974: 50
  • 1970 to 1974: 39
  • 1965 to 1969: 207

White population: 6,482
Black population: 60
American Indian population: 6
Asian population: 424
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 33
Two or more races population: 87

Zip code 06870 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Irish: 1154
 Italian: 1021
 English: 829
 Other groups: 742
 German: 598
 United States or American: 387
 Polish: 222
 Russian: 216
 Scottish: 172
 British: 151
 French (except Basque): 100
 Norwegian: 93
 Australian: 86
 Swedish: 81
 Arab:: 77
 Scotch-Irish: 69
 Scandinavian: 64
 Lebanese: 61
 European: 54
 Hungarian: 40
 Canadian: 38
 Romanian: 29
 Greek: 27
 Lithuanian: 26
 Dutch: 26
 Welsh: 25
 Danish: 24
 Eastern European: 24
 Austrian: 18
 Slovak: 18
 Swiss: 16
 Egyptian: 16
 Ukrainian: 16
 Iranian: 15
 Cypriot: 12
 Northern European: 10
 Israeli: 10
 Czech: 10
 Turkish: 10
 Latvian: 8
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
 West Indian: 8
 Czechoslovakian: 6
 Alsatian: 6
 French Canadian: 5


Public primary/middle school in zip code 06870 not listed on the city page:
  • OLD GREENWICH SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 825 SOUND BEACH AVE., OLD GREENWICH, CT; Grades: PK - 05)
Zip code 06870 marital status for males
Zip code 06870 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2109
  • Northeast: 2593
  • Midwest: 562
  • South: 451
  • West: 257

60% of the 06870 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 8% lived in Connecticut.

Population in 1990: 6,511. Population change in the 1990s: +581 (+8.9%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 81
Here:  8.7%
Connecticut:  9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51
Here:  16.9%
Connecticut:  11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 85
Here:  56.3%
Connecticut:  33.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • THE PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC (1700 E PUTNAM AVE in OLD GREENWICH, CT): $115,939,128 in 7 contracts from 2001 to 2005
    Contracts for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base by Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $4,403,500; 2002: $12,991,665; 2003: $0; 2004: $37,233,720; 2005: $61,310,243; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $58,196,720 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2005-03-18. Completion date: 2006-04-30.
    $37,233,720, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-01. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
    $12,991,665, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-06. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
    $4,403,500, same as above. Signed on 2001-06-29. Completion date: 2001-10-30.
  • NORTH EAST IMAGING CO. (1374 POST RD in OLD GREENWICH, CT)
    7 employees, $1000000 revenue: $24,421 in 2 contracts in 2003
    $24,421 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
    $0, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Finance and Insurance: Securities Brokerage (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 1-4: 4)
  • Finance and Insurance: Investment Advice (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 8)
  • Finance and Insurance: Portfolio Management (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (50-99: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



10 people in homes for the mentally retarded



National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 709 meters
Total costs: 22,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 163,830
Total average daily truck traffic: 112

New bridges - historical statistics

  • Built before 1900: 0
  • Built in 1900-1910: 0
  • Built in 1910-1920: 0
  • Built in 1920-1930: 2
  • Built in 1930-1940: 1
  • Built in 1940-1950: 2
  • Built in 1950-1960: 1
  • Built in 1960-1970: 6
  • Built in 1970-1980: 3
  • Built in 1980-1990: 0
  • Built in 1990-2000: 1
  • Built in 2000-2010: 0




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