Estimated zip code population in 2022: 8,783 Zip code population in 2010: 9,110 Zip code population in 2000: 8,223
Houses and condos: 3,678 Renter-occupied apartments: 397
% of renters here:
12%
State:
34%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 06896: 117.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 31.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 279 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.4% ($9,545)
Connecticut:
1.8% ($6,189)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $9,526 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $9,598 (1.4%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $680,349
06896:
$680,349
Connecticut:
$347,200
Median resident age:
This zip code:
50.7 years
Connecticut median age:
40.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
Connecticut:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 06896, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $192,120 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$192,120
State:
$105,931
Salary/wage: $158,392 (reported on 73.9% of returns)
Here:
$158,392
State:
$83,540
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1142.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3927.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6512.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10056.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19612.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 106125.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $4,174 (reported on 56.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$4,174
Connecticut:
$3,402
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.8% for AGIs below $25k, 122.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 152.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 239.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 368.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2074.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $20,076 (reported on 51.9% of returns)
Here:
$20,076
State:
$12,683
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.6% for AGIs below $25k, 272.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 564.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1284.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1780.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9232.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$34,344 (reported on 48.8% of returns)
Here:
+$34,344
State:
+$44,158
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.5% for AGIs below $25k, 216.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 321.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 996.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1703.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17505.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$35,550 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
Here:
+$35,550
State:
+$22,988
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 322.0% for AGIs below $25k, 537.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 960.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1563.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1803.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7108.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $38,828 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
06896:
$38,828
Connecticut:
$22,031
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.4% for AGIs below $25k, 276.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 651.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1218.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1829.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4606.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $28,679 (reported on 4.5% of returns)
06896:
$28,679
Connecticut:
$29,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 169.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1309.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Total itemized deductions: $39,192 (reported on 31.1% of returns)
Here:
$39,192
State:
$37,613
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 377.3% for AGIs below $25k, 544.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1157.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1997.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2691.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9071.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $9,650 (reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:
$9,650
State:
$13,557
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.8% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 154.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 316.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2525.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $9,386 (reported on 31.1% of returns)
06896:
$9,386
State:
$9,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.8% for AGIs below $25k, 169.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 311.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 568.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 786.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1889.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,529 (reported on 4.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,529
State:
$2,059
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.5% for AGIs below $25k, 36.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%
Here:
92%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 89.3% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 94.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 06896, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $200,358 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$200,358
State:
$93,290
Salary/wage: $166,822 (reported on 73.5% of returns)
Here:
$166,822
State:
$73,117
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.6% for AGIs below $25k, 60.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 61.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $3,198 (reported on 67.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$3,198
Connecticut:
$2,530
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $19,533 (reported on 55.4% of returns)
Here:
$19,533
State:
$10,909
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$46,499 (reported on 48.7% of returns)
Here:
+$46,499
State:
+$34,090
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$38,335 (reported on 24.8% of returns)
Here:
+$38,335
State:
+$22,741
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $34,006 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
06896:
$34,006
Connecticut:
$19,976
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $28,026 (reported on 4.6% of returns)
06896:
$28,026
Connecticut:
$24,004
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Total itemized deductions: $54,045 (19% of AGI, reported on 66.7% of returns)
Here:
$54,045
State:
$33,239
Here:
18.9% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.9% for AGIs below $25k, 27.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 29.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 28.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,072 (reported on 59.3% of returns)
Here:
$5,072
State:
$4,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $28,430 (reported on 66.7% of returns)
06896:
$28,430
State:
$17,397
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,421 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,421
State:
$2,053
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.0%
Here:
66%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 56.1% for AGIs below $25k, 64.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 06896, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $151,641 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$151,641
State:
$73,265
Salary/wage: $135,835 (reported on 74.1% of returns)
Here:
$135,835
State:
$62,030
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $3,749 (reported on 76.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$3,749
Connecticut:
$2,287
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $8,705 (reported on 62.3% of returns)
Here:
$8,705
State:
$5,735
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$29,536 (reported on 54.5% of returns)
Here:
+$29,536
State:
+$23,694
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$34,211 (reported on 24.7% of returns)
Here:
+$34,211
State:
+$20,783
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,656 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
06896:
$3,656
Connecticut:
$3,216
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $17,845 (reported on 5.5% of returns)
Here:
$17,845
Connecticut:
$17,335
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total itemized deductions: $38,585 (18% of AGI, reported on 65.9% of returns)
Here:
$38,585
State:
$24,919
Here:
17.6% of AGI
State:
18.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 32.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,619 (2% of AGI, reported on 61.8% of returns)
Here:
$4,619
State:
$3,762
Here:
2.0% of AGI
State:
2.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $36,786 (reported on 83.8% of returns)
06896:
$36,786
State:
$15,148
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $988 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
Here:
$988
State:
$1,570
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.7%
Here:
68%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 61.9% for AGIs below $10k, 58.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 34 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,366
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 68 (66 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,542 (896 now married, 618 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 06896 with a mortgage: 2,102 (283 second mortgage, 257 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 174
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,316 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,443
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
3.7%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
1.5%
Whole state:
4.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
8.0
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 06896: Diamond Hill (A), Redding Station (B), Redding Country Club (C), Hoyt Boy Scout Center (D), Little Red School House (E), Redding Paramedic Alliance (F), Redding Fire and Emergency Medical Services Company Station 2 (G), Georgetown Fire District (H), West Redding Fire District 2 (I), Redding Fire and Emergency Medical Services Company Station 1 (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06896 include: Bethlehem Lutheran Church (A), Christ Church (B), Georgetown United Methodist Church (C), Saint Patricks Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Redding Ridge Cemetery (1), Hull Cemetery (2), Lonetown Cemetery (3), Umpawaug Cemetery (4), Christ Church Cemetery (5), Old Congregational Church Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Umpawaug Pond (A), Factory Pond (B), Falls Pond (C), Hawley Pond (D), Hazen Pond (E), Hedmons Pond (F), Huntington Pond (G), Steichens Ponds (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little River (A), Nob Crook Brook (B), Blackmans Pond Brook (C), Bogus Mountain Brook (D), Cemetery Brook (E), Moffitts Brook (F), West Redding Brook (G), Gilbert Bennett Brook (H), Umpawaug Pond Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 167 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,268 2-persons, 607 3-persons, 471 4-persons, 196 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 677 1-person, 95 2-persons
1,468 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (88 men, 86 women).
86.3% of residents of 06896 zip code speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 12% well, 18% not well, 1% not at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 18% well, 5% not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% very well, 36% well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (65% very well, 35% well).
Foreign born population: 828 (9.4%) (57.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
9.4%
Whole state:
15.7%
15%Colombia
7%Sweden
7%Bhutan
7%Poland
5%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
4%Dominica
4%North Macedonia (Macedonia)
23%Irish
12%English
11%Italian
8%American
6%German
5%European
4%Russian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1742010 or later
2332000 to 2009
1001990 to 1999
467Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ABLE PAINTING SANDBLASTING & RESTORATION (235 ETHAN ALLEN HWY in REDDING, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
DANBURY CARTING COMPANY INCORPORATED (ROUTE 53 in WEST REDDING, CT)
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DANBURY CARTING CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
HERBERT RECOVERY SYSTEMS INC (25 MEEKER HILL RD in REDDING, CT)
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GARDNER J HERBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
73.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14.3%Electricity
7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.0%Utility gas
1.5%Wood
0.7%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 7,183. Population change in the 1990s: +1,040 (+14.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,296
Northeast: 3,020
Midwest: 725
South: 383
West: 403
62% of the 06896 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Connecticut.
89% of the 06896 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 74
Here:
9.3%
Connecticut:
9.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 113
Here:
21.0%
Connecticut:
12.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 72
Here:
24.5%
Connecticut:
35.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
267,541Legal occupations
155,676Management occupations
139,002Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
107,618Architecture and engineering occupations
103,288Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
97,986Computer and mathematical occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
C A A M , LLC (2 LONG RIDGE RD in WEST REDDING, CT; small business) : $71,553 in 6 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Airframe Structural Components, Engine Electrical System Components, Aircraft Prime Moving, Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment, Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $48,264; 2006: $23,289.
Biggest contracts:
$20,784 with Defense Logistics Agency for Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 2005-08-13. Completion date: 2006-03-21.
$13,872 with Defense Logistics Agency for Engine Electrical System Components, Aircraft Prime Moving. Signed on 2005-10-06. Completion date: 2006-05-11.
$13,400 with Defense Logistics Agency for Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment. Signed on 2006-04-26. Completion date: 2006-10-23.
$9,889 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2006-05-08. Completion date: 2006-12-04.
GOLD-LINE-CONNECTOR, INC (40 GREAT PASTURE RD in REDDING, CT; small business) : $31,716 in 8 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments, Electrical and Electronic assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware, ADP Components, Safety and Rescue Equipment by Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $9,658; 2005: $22,058; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$7,200 with Navy for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2005-10-20.
$5,406, same as above.Signed on 2005-07-21. Completion date: 2005-08-01.
$4,860, same as above.Signed on 2004-08-04. Completion date: 2004-08-24.
$4,836 with Navy for Electrical and Electronic assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2005-09-21. Completion date: 2005-10-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:2401.00
, 2402.00
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 36. The highest number of fires - 63 took place in 2015, and the least - 5 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.9%), and Outside Fires (36.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 06896