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Bethel, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bethel, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,581. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BETHEL-CT · Bethel, CT 1 ZIPs · 18,581 pop · #2470/25278 · Fairfield County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $116,541
  • RANK-TOP #2470/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stamford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,581
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $434,600

Nearest income peer: Stamford, CT (+ $6,513 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bethel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bethel on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bethel, CT sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,581
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$116,541
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $116,541 and home value $434,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 45.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bethel as a pure owner town.

Within Connecticut, Suffield is the closest lower-income city and Sherman the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bethel.

Population concentration

Bethel reads through its lone ZIP, 06801

18,581 ACS residents, one ZIP: 06801 is not the leading code inside Bethel, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bethel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 566 establishments, 7,540 employees , annual payroll $438,802k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06801 (566 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (84) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Bethel, CT

These ZIP codes sit in Fairfield County, which covers 47 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bethel. See the Fairfield County roll-up →

Bethel sits in the lower half of Fairfield County on income: Stamford, Norwalk and Fairfield report more, Bridgeport, Danbury and Stratford report less. Westport marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 115% above Bethel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06801 18,581 $116,541 566 423
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Bethel roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bethel, .