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Branford, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Branford, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,860. 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 BRANFORD-CT · Branford, CT 1 ZIPs · 27,860 pop · #3648/25278 · New Haven County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $105,225
  • RANK-TOP #3648/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wallingford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,860
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $401,200

Nearest income peer: Wallingford, CT ( $164 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 Branford

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Branford 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, Branford, CT sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 14%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,860
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$105,225
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 $105,225 and home value $401,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 51.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Branford as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 06405, is all of Branford

There is no split to weigh here: 06405 holds every one of Branford's 27,860 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Branford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 964 establishments, 12,979 employees , annual payroll $807,203k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06405 (964 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (132) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Branford, CT

These ZIP codes sit in New Haven County, which covers 41 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Branford. See the New Haven County roll-up →

Branford lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing New Haven County: Milford, Cheshire and North Haven earn more and New Haven, Waterbury and Hamden earn less. Waterbury marks the far end of that range at $45,657, 57% below Branford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06405 27,860 $105,225 964 506
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Branford 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 Branford, .