ZIP Code 06256

06256 is one of Connecticut's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in North Windham, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

City: North Windham
Planning region: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
State: Connecticut
Prefix: 062xx

Where this code sits

06256 is part of the 062xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to North Windham.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 06256 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 06256

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 06256.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 06250	2.7 mi	Mansfield Center, CT
ZIP code 06280	3.0 mi	Windham, CT
ZIP code 06226	3.5 mi	Willimantic, CT
ZIP code 06235	4.1 mi	Chaplin, CT
ZIP code 06247	5.1 mi	Hampton, CT
ZIP code 06264	5.1 mi	Scotland, CT
ZIP code 06266	5.4 mi	South Windham, CT
ZIP code 06268	5.9 mi	Storrs Mansfield, 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 06256, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 06256. 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.