Gales Ferry, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gales Ferry, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,729. 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 GALES-FERRY-CT · Gales Ferry, CT 1 ZIPs · 6,729 pop · #2340/25278 · New London County

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

  • INC-TOP $118,116
  • RANK-TOP #2340/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Colchester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,729
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $322,400

Nearest income peer: Colchester, CT (+ $5,140 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 Gales Ferry

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gales Ferry 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, Gales Ferry, CT sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,729
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$118,116
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 $118,116 and home value $322,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 44.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gales Ferry as a pure owner town.

Within Connecticut, New Hartford is the closest lower-income city and South Kent the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gales Ferry.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 06335, is all of Gales Ferry

There is no split to weigh here: 06335 holds every one of Gales Ferry's 6,729 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Gales Ferry

Citywide ZBP: 88 establishments, 768 employees , annual payroll $32,491k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06335 (88 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (15) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Gales Ferry, CT

These ZIP codes sit in New London County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gales Ferry. See the New London County roll-up →

Gales Ferry sits in the upper half of New London County on income: Norwich, Groton and New London report less, while Colchester, Mystic and Old Lyme report more. New London marks the far end of that range at $59,170, 50% below Gales Ferry.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06335 6,729 $118,116 88 240

Gales Ferry 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 Gales Ferry, .