ZIP Code 06242

06242 is one of Connecticut's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Eastford, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

City: Eastford
Planning region: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
State: Connecticut
Prefix: 062xx

Where this code sits

06242 is part of the 062xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Eastford.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 06242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 06242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 06242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 06282	2.6 mi	Woodstock Valley, CT
ZIP code 06278	3.1 mi	Ashford, CT
ZIP code 06230	3.9 mi	Abington, CT
ZIP code 06259	5.6 mi	Pomfret Center, CT
ZIP code 06235	5.7 mi	Chaplin, CT
ZIP code 06258	6.3 mi	Pomfret, CT
ZIP code 06281	7.2 mi	Woodstock, CT
ZIP code 06247	7.7 mi	Hampton, CT

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 06242, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 06242. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.