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 40.9745 householdsMedian household income $96,375Median home value $821,100Median rent $1,868 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,128 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting20.3% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 539 employedMain industries: professional and business services 24%, finance, insurance and real estate 24%, education and health care 24%Average commute 27 minutes46% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 13% walk or cycle, 31% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Spanish 3%, French or Haitian Creole 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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 home94% of households have a broadband subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
