Local servicesHospitalYale - New Haven Shoreline Medical Center4.2 miPost officeMadison Post Office4.7 miTown hallKillingworth Town Hall3.5 miPoliceMadison Police Department4.1 miFire stationNorth Madison Volunteer Fire Company1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleElementaryKathleen Ryerson Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleDr Robert Brown Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryThe Country School1.4 miCollegeQuinnipiac University - North Haven Campus11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTweed New Haven Airport HVN15 miMajor airportBradley International Airport BDL41 miInterstateI-954.1 miUS highwayUS 14.2 miAmtrakMadison, CT MDS4.4 miCoachNew Haven Union AvFlixBus16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06443 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:17 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:13 am – 4:24 pm
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People17,577 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.46,879 householdsMedian household income $168,341Median home value $534,800Median rent $2,046 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,767 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 8,826 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 17%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 31 minutes64% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages72% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 36% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 23°F42 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April34 in of snow a year, on about 15 days6 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Haven Tweed Ap station, 15 mi away; snow from Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem Ap
Parks and public landsHammonasset Beach State Parkstate park · 5.8 miEast River Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 157 acresHammonasset Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 886 acresChittenden Parkpark · 5.6 mi · 57 acresGreat Harbor Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 58 acresGreat Harbor Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 124 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198114 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201547 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025245 of 365 days measured107 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 159main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, New Haven County monitors, CT
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCtwc - Shoreline Region-guilford Systemserves 33,975 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation287 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
