Local servicesHospitalMount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital9.1 miPost officeWindsor Locks Post Office1.2 miTown hallWindsor Locks Town Hall1.1 miPoliceWindsor Locks Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWindsor Locks Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighWindsor Locks High Schoolunder a mileElementaryNorth Street Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementarySouth Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeAsnuntuck Community College6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL2.0 miInterstateI-911.5 miUS highwayUS 52.2 miAmtrakWindsor Locks, CT WNL1.6 miCoachHartford, CT (Union Station area- North side of Church Street between High Street and Hoadley Place)OurBus11 miTransit20 stops within a mileCTTransit HartfordSources: 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 06096 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:15 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:15 am – 4:22 pm
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People12,555 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.15,354 householdsMedian household income $90,417Median home value $236,800Median rent $1,290 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,664 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 6,988 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, manufacturing 15%, retail 12%Average commute 22 minutes72% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 5%, Vietnamese 1%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 19°F47 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month October52 in of snow a year, on about 22 days20 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartford Bradley Intl Ap station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksBarrett Hillpeak · under a mileBirges Hillpeak · under a mileBungee Lakelake · 1.9 miWindsor Locks Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miReeds Pondlake · under a mileEnfield Fallsrapids · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSpring Parkpark · under a mileNoden-Reed Parkpark · under a mileDr. John E. Flaherty Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 387 acresScantic River State Parkstate park · 5.0 miConnecticut River Water Accessstate recreation area · 4.4 miTalcott Mountain State Parkstate park · 6.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199435 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201541 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMetropolitan District Commissionserves 390,887 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
Elevation146 ft45 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
