Local servicesHospitalSharon Hospital9.3 miPost officeSalisbury Post Office1.7 miTown hallSalisbury Town Hall1.8 miPoliceConnecticut State Police Troop B - Canaan5.5 miFire stationLakeville Hose Company2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL38 miInterstateI-9021 miUS highwayUS 441.0 miAmtrakWindsor Locks, CT WNL41 miCoachGreat BarringtonPeter Pan (BZ)13 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 06068 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:18 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:18 am – 4:25 pm
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People2,034 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.5765 householdsMedian household income $123,552Median home value $842,200Median rent $2,009 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,433 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting17.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 643 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 19%, finance, insurance and real estate 18%Average commute 26 minutes53% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, other Indo-European languages 7%, Spanish 2%, French or Haitian Creole 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 14°F47 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month June50 in of snow a year, on about 26 days12 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Falls Village station, 5 mi away; snow from Copake
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakesreservoir · under a mileBunker Hillpeak · under a mileWetauwanchu Mountainpeak · 1.6 miWashinee Lakelake · 1.7 miWashining Lakelake · 2.5 miHollenbeck Riverriver · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMount Riga State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 1.6 mi · 293 acresEdith Scoville Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 271 acresEast Twin Lake Water Accessstate recreation area · 2.8 mi · 95 acresTaconic State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 6,165 acresMount Everett State Reservationstate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 62 acresAppalachian Trail Conservancy Landstate conservation land · 3.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200032 mi away, near Granville, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200032 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNorthwest Hills Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025297 of 365 days measured59 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 161main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Litchfield County monitors, CT
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAquarion-salisburyserves 1,932 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation735 ft224 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
