ZIP Code 06426

06426 is one of Connecticut's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Essex, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.

City: Essex
Planning region: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
State: Connecticut
Prefix: 064xx

Where this code sits

06426 is part of the 064xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Essex.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 06426 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 06426

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 06426.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 06409	1.2 mi	Centerbrook, CT
ZIP code 06442	2.4 mi	Ivoryton, CT
ZIP code 06417	3.1 mi	Deep River, CT
ZIP code 06475	4.4 mi	Old Saybrook, CT
ZIP code 06439	4.7 mi	Hadlyme, CT
ZIP code 06371	4.8 mi	Old Lyme, CT
ZIP code 06412	4.9 mi	Chester, CT
ZIP code 06498	5.3 mi	Westbrook, 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 06426, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 06426. 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.