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East Haven, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for East Haven, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,861. 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 EAST-HAVEN-CT · East Haven, CT 1 ZIPs · 29,861 pop · #5112/25278 · New Haven County

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,146
  • RANK-UPPER #5112/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Naugatuck
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,861
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $289,100

Nearest income peer: Naugatuck, CT (+ $62 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 East Haven

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

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,861
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,146
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 $96,146 and home value $289,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating East Haven as a pure owner town.

Within Connecticut, Oakville is the closest lower-income city and Brooklyn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for East Haven.

Population concentration

East Haven's single ZIP 06512 carries the town

East Haven is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 06512 is the entire residential footprint (29,861 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on East Haven's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 487 establishments, 6,497 employees , annual payroll $310,266k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06512 (487 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (68) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in East Haven, CT

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

East Haven lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing New Haven County: Hamden, Milford and Wallingford earn more and New Haven, Waterbury and Meriden earn less. Waterbury marks the far end of that range at $45,657, 53% below East Haven.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06512 29,861 $96,146 487 1,097
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East Haven 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 East Haven, .