ZIP Code 06517

06517 is one of Connecticut's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

City

Hamden

Planning region

South Central Connecticut Planning Region

State

Connecticut

Prefix

065xx

Where this code sits

06517 is part of the 065xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Hamden is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the planning region each falls in, is on the Hamden page.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 06517 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 06517

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 06517.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 06408	1.4 mi	Cheshire, CT
ZIP code 06493	1.4 mi	Wallingford, CT
ZIP code 06494	1.4 mi	Wallingford, CT
ZIP code 06504	1.4 mi	New Haven, CT
ZIP code 06537	1.4 mi	New Haven, CT
ZIP code 06538	1.4 mi	New Haven, CT
ZIP code 06514	1.6 mi	Hamden, CT
ZIP code 06511	2.3 mi	New Haven, 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 06517, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 06517. 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.