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Southbury, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Southbury, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,904. 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 SOUTHBURY-CT · Southbury, CT 1 ZIPs · 19,904 pop · #2780/25278 · New Haven County

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

  • INC-TOP $112,887
  • RANK-TOP #2780/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Milford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,904
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $411,600

Nearest income peer: Milford, CT (+ $5,904 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 Southbury

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

Top 11%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,904
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$112,887
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 $112,887 and home value $411,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 51.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Connecticut, Quaker Hill is the closest lower-income city and Old Saybrook the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Southbury.

Population concentration

Southbury's single ZIP 06488 carries the town

Southbury is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 06488 is the entire residential footprint (19,904 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 Southbury's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 500 establishments, 5,981 employees , annual payroll $460,419k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06488 (500 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (85) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Southbury, CT

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

Southbury sits in the upper half of New Haven County on income: New Haven, Waterbury and Hamden report less, while Milford, Cheshire and North Haven report more. Waterbury marks the far end of that range at $45,657, 60% below Southbury.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06488 19,904 $112,887 500 197
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Southbury 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 Southbury, .