| City: | Wallingford, Connecticut |
| Names to Avoid: | CT Gen Med Claims Office, Publishers Clearing House |
| Planning Region: | South Central Ct Planning Region |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:14:50 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 203 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.4539, -72.8185 |
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Publishers Clearing House and other direct mail companies operate under dedicated ZIP code 06493 in Wallingford, Connecticut. Publishers Clearing House, founded in 1953 by Harold Mertz in Port Washington, New York, became famous for its sweepstakes promotions beginning in 1967. The company reached peak annual sales of over $1 billion in 1992. Postal records show 10 delivery codes routing to entities including Publishers Clearing House on Winners Circle, Fuller Brush on Clean Court, and Newsstand Direct on Providence.
The Publishers Clearing House alias was added to this ZIP in February 2011, indicating expanded direct mail operations in the Wallingford area. This ZIP has been active since before October 2004. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial designation. Wallingford is the valid mailing city.
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 06493 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,629Source: 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 06493 is located in South Central Ct Planning Region, Connecticut, within the New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 35300) and Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 862,477 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 06493. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | New Haven, CTSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 35300Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 862,477Source: Census |
| MSA: | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 470.34 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Waterbury, CT PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0978880Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Wallingford Center CDP; ConnecticutSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 06493 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 March 1, 2026.