Local servicesHospitalMount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital7.1 miPost officeWeatogue Post Office1.2 miTown hallAvon Town Hall1.8 miPoliceAvon Police Department1.8 miFire stationSimsbury Volunteer Fire Company Weatogue Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 elementary, 1 otherElementaryLatimer Lane Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolEthel Walker School1.1 miElementaryThe Cobb School Montessori1.2 miCollegeUniversity of Saint Joseph6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL10 miInterstateI-847.6 miUS highwayUS 202under a mileAmtrakHartford, CT HFD8.7 miCoachHartfordPeter Pan (BZ)8.7 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 06089 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:16 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:15 am – 4:23 pm
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People3,548 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.01,592 householdsMedian household income $132,794Median home value $407,300Median rent $2,248 a month48% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,468 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 2,047 employedMain industries: finance, insurance and real estate 25%, education and health care 24%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 28 minutes61% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages79% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 34% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Spanish 6%, other Indo-European languages 3%, German or Dutch 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 17°F53 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month October39 in of snow a year, on about 11 days13 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Burlington station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksKing Phillip Mountainpeak · 1.4 miTalcott Mountainpeak · 1.5 miLake Erielake · 2.9 miLake Louiselake · 2.9 miHartford Reservoir Number 6reservoir · 3.0 miCold Spring Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTalcott Mountain State Parkstate park · 1.8 mi · 87 acresStratton Brook State Parkstate park · 2.0 miPenwood State Parkstate park · 2.0 mi · 65 acresNod Brook Wildlife Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 63 acresNod Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 63 acresHorse Guard State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 3.0 mi · 105 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198149 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCapitol Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 365 days measured109 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 164main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hartford County monitors, CT
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription95% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMoosup Garden Apartmentsserves 270 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation183 ft56 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
