| City: | Hartford, Connecticut |
| City Alias: | Wethersfield |
| Names to Avoid: | CT Dept Of Motor Vehicles |
| Planning Region: | Capitol Planning Region |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:04:31 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 860 / 959 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.7638, -72.6859 |
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The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles operates under dedicated ZIP code 06161 from its headquarters on State Street in Wethersfield. Founded in 1917, the CT DMV pioneered several innovations in motor vehicle regulation: Connecticut introduced the world's first Point System to control dangerous drivers in 1947 and became the first state to record vehicle engine numbers for tracking stolen vehicles in 1950. Postal records identify 10 delivery codes routing to DMV facilities including the Long Island Sound Plate Program.
The Wethersfield DMV headquarters sits on land that was once home to a state prison and burial ground. This ZIP has been active since before October 2004. Census demographic data is not available for this government facility. Both Hartford and Wethersfield are valid mailing cities.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 06161 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 06161 is located in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, within the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 25540) and Connecticut's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,144,012 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 06161. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 25540Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,144,012Source: Census |
| MSA: | Hartford, CT MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 675.45 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0937000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Hartford city; ConnecticutSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 06161 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.