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Waterford, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterford, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,893. 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 WATERFORD-CT · Waterford, CT 1 ZIPs · 15,893 pop · #4377/25278 · New London County

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

  • INC-HIGH $100,484
  • RANK-TOP #4377/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Oakdale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,893
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $365,400

Nearest income peer: Oakdale, CT (+ $5,216 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 Waterford

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

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,893
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,484
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 $100,484 and home value $365,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 42.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waterford as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 06385, is all of Waterford

There is no split to weigh here: 06385 holds every one of Waterford's 15,893 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 Waterford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 489 establishments, 8,775 employees , annual payroll $507,142k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06385 (489 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (101) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Waterford, CT

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

Waterford lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing New London County: Colchester, Mystic and Old Lyme earn more and Norwich, Groton and New London earn less. New London marks the far end of that range at $59,170, 41% below Waterford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06385 15,893 $100,484 489 246
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Waterford 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 Waterford, .