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New Canaan, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Canaan, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,738. 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 NEW-CANAAN-CT · New Canaan, CT 1 ZIPs · 19,738 pop · #96/25278 · Fairfield County

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

  • INC-TOP $250,001
  • RANK-TOP #96/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Westport
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,738
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,611,900

Nearest income peer: Westport, CT (+ $0 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 New Canaan

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,738
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$250,000+
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 $250,000+ and home value $1,611,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 82.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Canaan as a pure owner town.

Within Connecticut, Wilton is the closest lower-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for New Canaan.

Population concentration

New Canaan's single ZIP 06840 carries the town

New Canaan is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 06840 is the entire residential footprint (19,738 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

Dense ZBP book packed into New Canaan's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 665 establishments, 5,691 employees , annual payroll $476,740k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06840 (665 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (111) · also Retail trade · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in New Canaan, CT

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

No other city sharing Fairfield County reports a higher average ZIP median income than New Canaan. Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bridgeport marks the far end of that range at $54,494, 78% below New Canaan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06840 19,738 $250,000+ 665 343
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New Canaan 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 New Canaan, .