Housing units in zip code 06840 with a mortgage: 3,932 (305 second mortgage, 1,235 home equity loan, 131 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,632
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,652
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $991
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
4.5%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 06840: New Canaan Country Club (A), John Rogers Studio and Museum (B), Hanford-Silliman House (C), Waveny House (D), Silvermine Guild Arts Center (E), New Canaan Town Hall (F), New Canaan Nature Center (G), New Canaan Library (H), New Canaan Historical Society Museum (I), New Canaan Historical Society Library (J), New Canaan Historical Society Building (K), New Canaan Chamber of Commerce (L), New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance (M), New Canaan Fire Company 1 (N), New Canaan Fire Marshal's Office (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06840 include: Franciscan Monastery (A), Church of New Canaan United Methodist Church (B), Community Baptist Church (C), First Church of Christ Scientist (D), Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic Church (E), Saint Marks Episcopal Church (F), Saint Michaels Lutheran Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Parade Hill Cemetery (1), Lockwood Cemetery (2), Hickok Cemetery (3), Garden Center Cemetery (4), Silvermine Cemetery (5), Sellecks Corner Cemetery (6), Old Church Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wardwell Pond (A), Collins Pond (B), Guthrie Pond (C), Jellif Mill Pond (D), Silvermine Pond (E), Lockwood Pond (F), Rockwell Swamp (G), Mill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06840 include: Mead Memorial Park (1), Cobblers Green (2), Deer Park (3), Kiwanis Park (4), Waveny Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 06840:
Less than $10,000: 998
$50,000 to $59,999: 73
$90,000 to $99,999: 42
$100,000 to $124,999: 676
$125,000 to $149,999: 22
$150,000 to $174,999: 126
$175,000 to $199,999: 709
$200,000 to $249,999: 116
$250,000 to $299,999: 178
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,146
$400,000 to $499,999: 682
$500,000 to $749,999: 525
$750,000 to $999,999: 823
$1,000,000 or more: 3,746
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 06840:
Less than $100: 653
$100 to $149: 1,774
$150 to $199: 3,708
$200 to $249: 888
$300 to $349: 740
$350 to $399: 764
$400 to $449: 60
$450 to $499: 606
$500 to $549: 698
$700 to $749: 571
$1,000 to $1,249: 753
$1,250 to $1,499: 887
$1,500 to $1,999: 433
$2,000 or more: 847
No cash rent: 237
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $2,170,699.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $899,317
Black or African American householders: $485,942
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $242,971
Asian householders: $877,396
Some other race householders: $377,955
Two or more races householders: $674,920
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,060,542
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $855,151
06840:
$855,151
Connecticut:
$294,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $749,506 - $947,721
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $1,148,624
Here:
$1,148,624
State:
$437,437
Townhouses or other attached units: $1,111,977
Here:
$1,111,977
State:
$277,980
In 2-unit structures: $683,561
Here:
$683,561
State:
$271,467
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $832,660
Here:
$832,660
State:
$257,324
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,518
One, attached: 1,464
Two: 1,184
3 or 4: 1,522
5 to 9: 2,162
10 to 19: 1,762
20 to 49: 2,031
50 or more: 1,349
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,920 (65%)
Carpooled: 297 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 375 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 240 (3%)
Railroad: 1,181 (16%)
Ferryboat: 157 (2%)
Walked: 291 (4%)
Other means: 110 (1%)
Worked at home: 893 (12%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 254
5 to 9 minutes: 869
10 to 14 minutes: 688
15 to 19 minutes: 1,064
20 to 24 minutes: 1,033
25 to 29 minutes: 476
30 to 34 minutes: 579
35 to 39 minutes: 209
40 to 44 minutes: 178
45 to 59 minutes: 265
60 to 89 minutes: 881
90 or more minutes: 783
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,322
In family households: 17,458 (4,193 male householders, 1,041 female householders)
4,695 spouses, 7,032 children (6,613 natural, 294 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 113 other relatives, 163 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,864 (533 male householders (410 living alone)), 1,042 female householders (922 living alone)), 289 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 105 (83 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,908 2-persons, 1,190 3-persons, 1,259 4-persons, 719 5-persons, 251 6-persons, 169 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,252 1-person, 294 2-persons, 260 3-persons
5,803 married couples with children.
1,099 single-parent households (537 men, 562 women).
88.6% of residents of 06840 zip code speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 22% well, 7% not well).
22.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (34% very well, 21% well, 45% not well).
57.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% very well, 24% well, 58% not well).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,823 (9.3%) (51.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
9.3%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (17%)
Canada (7%)
Italy (6%)
Germany (6%)
Japan (5%)
Poland (5%)
Iran (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 496
1990 to 1999: 483
1980 to 1989: 457
Before 1980: 830
Races in zip code 06840:
White population: 18,281 Black population: 2,225 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 1,127 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 1,100 Two or more races population: 229 Hispanic or Latino population: 368
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 3,347
English: 2,534
Italian: 2,389
Other groups: 1,776
German: 1,650
American: 1,168
Czechoslovakian: 480
European: 412
French (except Basque): 375
Russian: 374
Polish: 360
Scottish: 343
Scandinavian: 288
British: 286
Afghan: 249
Northern European: 235
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 234
Eastern European: 215
Norwegian: 212
Dutch: 203
Iranian: 203
Greek: 194
Swedish: 194
Czech: 192
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 176
Danish: 175
Scotch-Irish: 167
Egyptian: 148
Slovene: 144
Swiss: 136
Portuguese: 128
Hungarian: 123
Austrian: 122
Slovak: 115
Armenian: 115
Canadian: 113
Finnish: 99
Welsh: 92
Bulgarian: 88
Serbian: 81
New Zealander: 73
French Canadian: 66
Yugoslavian: 63
Lithuanian: 63
Ukrainian: 60
Romanian: 59
Arab: 40
Maltese: 38
Celtic: 37
Brazilian: 33
Syrian: 23
Lebanese: 23
Australian: 22
Croatian: 7
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BEST EVER DRY CLEANING (22 PINE ST in NEW CANAAN, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BESTEVER DRIVE IN CLEANERS
EAST SCHOOL (54 LITTLE BROOK ROAD in NEW CANAAN, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4 Organizations: NEW CANAAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HOMEBOUND (39 LOCUST AVENUE in NEW CANAAN, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88 Organizations: NEW CANAAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DEBORNAIR CLEANERS TAILORS (27 ELM ST in NEW CANAAN, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: FRAN J. VARTULO (CONTACT/OWNER)
ELM & PARK SERVICE CENTER (175 ELM ST in NEW CANAAN, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP SERV STA FET (MERRITT PKWY WESTBOUND in NEW CANAAN, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BERNARDO CHIROPRACTIC (621 OLD STAMFORD RD in NEW CANAAN, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DR FRANK BERNADO (CONTACT/OWNER)
DEBONAIR CLEANERS (12 BURTIS AVE in NEW CANAAN, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: FRANK VARTULI (CONTACT/OWNER)
FLYING COLORS PAINTING INC (93 PEQUOT LN in NEW CANAAN, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: ROBERT B BARNES II (CONTACT/OWNER)
GRIFFIN FORD OF NEW CANAAN (32 FOREST ST in NEW CANAAN, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: WILLIAM GRIFFIN & TONY PAPPAS (CONTACT/OWNER)
CL & P SUBSTATION (NU) (LEDGE AVENUE in NEW CANAAN, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
NORTHEAST UTILITIES (208 VALLEY ROAD in NEW CANAAN, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
NU PLOE # 8019 (ROUTE 123 in NEW CANAAN, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 26.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%)
Electricity (16%)
Utility gas (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Wood (1%)
Population in 1990: 17,937. Population change in the 1990s: +1,465 (+8.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,059
Northeast: 7,443
Midwest: 1,741
South: 1,257
West: 802
62% of the 06840 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Connecticut.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 763
Here:
22.1%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 546
Here:
29.6%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 438
Here:
39.1%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (NEW CANAAN, CT):
MCCREIGHT & COMPANY, INC (36 GROVE STREET; small business) : $5,291,963 in 19 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Services -- Basic Research (R&D), Patent and Trademark Services, Program Management/Support Services by Department of Defense, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $1,948,020; 2004: $1,386,676; 2005: $791,908; 2006: $1,165,359.
Biggest contracts:
$750,000 with Department of Defense for Services -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-07-31. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$665,400 with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for Patent and Trademark Services. Signed on 2006-04-23. Completion date: 2011-04-23.
$600,000 with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for Program Management/Support Services. Signed on 2003-12-31. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$344,156 with Department of Defense for Patent and Trademark Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-08-15. Completion date: 2006-04-11.
RESOFT INTERNATIONAL LLC (58 PINE ST; small business) : $267,701 in 14 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for ADP Support Equipment, ADP System Acquisition Support Services. Includes preparation of statement of work, benchmarks, specifications, etc., Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services), ADP Software, and moreby Federal Technology Service, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $114,274; 2002: $31,674; 2003: $40,597; 2004: $0; 2005: $40,797; 2006: $40,359.
Biggest contracts:
$83,000 with Federal Technology Service for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2002-01-15.
$33,638 with Army for ADP System Acquisition Support Services. Includes preparation of statement of work, benchmarks, specifications, etc.. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2006-02-07.
$31,274 with Army for Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services). Taking place in MD. Signed on 2001-09-29. Completion date: 2001-10-01.
$26,279 with Army for ADP System Acquisition Support Services. Includes preparation of statement of work, benchmarks, specifications, etc.. Signed on 2003-04-02. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
UNIMIN CORPORATION (258 ELM ST; small business) : $221,504 in 8 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Foundry Machinery, Related Equipment and Supplies by Army Signed by year:2000: $62,700; 2001: $65,500; 2002: $66,000; 2003: $-20,680; 2004: $42,330; 2005: $5,654; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$66,000 with Army for Foundry Machinery, Related Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2002-07-23. Completion date: 2003-07-22.
$65,500, same as above.Signed on 2001-07-10. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
$62,700, same as above.Signed on 2000-07-20. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
$43,935, same as above.Signed on 2005-07-05. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
NEWSBANK READEX INC (58 PINE ST; small business) : $99,363 in 2 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$96,153 with Army for Books and Pamphlets. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2005-04-21. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$3,210, same as above.Signed on 2006-03-14. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
STRASSMANN INC (55 TALMADGE HILL RD; small business) : $9,500 in 2 contractsin 2005
$5,500 with Navy for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-06-01. Completion date: 2005-06-12.
$4,000 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-08-27. Completion date: 2005-08-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: