PlainZIP

West Haven, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Haven, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 55,564. 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 WEST-HAVEN-CT · West Haven, CT 1 ZIPs · 55,564 pop · #11356/25278 · New Haven County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,382
  • RANK-MID #11356/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Meriden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 51% owners
  • POP-SMALL 55,564
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $291,700

Nearest income peer: Meriden, CT ( $3,129 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 West Haven

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

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
55,564
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,382
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 06516 (55,564 residents). Household income $74,382 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,442 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Connecticut, Danielson is the closest lower-income city and Pine Meadow the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Haven.

Population concentration

West Haven's single ZIP 06516 carries the town

West Haven is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 06516 is the entire residential footprint (55,564 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP West Haven

Citywide ZBP: 780 establishments, 13,371 employees , annual payroll $792,824k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06516 (780 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (117) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in West Haven, CT

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

West Haven sits in the lower half of New Haven County on income: Hamden, Milford and Wallingford report more, New Haven, Waterbury and Meriden report less. Cheshire marks the far end of that range at $145,179, 95% above West Haven.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06516 55,564 $74,382 780 1,996
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West 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 West Haven, .