06470 Is One Of Connecticut's Richest ZIP Codes

Written by David Gurliacci and Davis Dunavin.

Live in the western half of Newtown? Count your blessings: you're among the top 20 richest ZIP codes in one of the richest states in the nation, according to figures from the Hartford Business Journal.

06470, which makes up the western half of Newtown, is #20 on the publication's list of richest ZIP codes in the state, with the top nine all in Fairfield County. Here are the restin order of rank (for ZIP codes that don't completely match town boundaries, links from each ZIP code go to a Google search page or Google Maps pages showing a map of that ZIP code):

1. Weston (06883)

2. Stamford (06903) — North Stamford (essentially Stamford above the Merritt Parkway)

3. Norwalk (06853) — Rowayton

4. Easton (06612)

5. Greenwich (06870) — Old Greenwich (in the southeast corner of town)

6. Wilton (06897)

7. Darien (06820)

8. Westport (06880)

9. New Canaan (06840)

Other Fairfield County ZIP codes on the list of top 25 wealthiest communities are:

• No. 13 — Greenwich (06878) — Riverside (just west of Old Greenwich)

• No. 14 — Fairfield (06890) — Southport (in the southwest corner of Fairfield)

• No. 16 — Greenwich (06831) — Back country (far northern and northwestern areas of town)

• No. 16 — Redding (06896)

• No. 17 — Ridgefield (06877)

• No. 20 — Newtown (06470) — the western side of town

• No. 21 — Fairfield (06824) — most of the town

All in all, of the 25 wealthiest ZIP codes in the state, 16 are in Fairfield County, according to the publication's report. They don't call it the Gold Coast for nothing (although only seven of the 25 are actually on the coast itself).

How the mighty have fallen: In 2008, Money Magazine ranked the top 25 wealthiest communities in the country and put New Canaan at No. 1, Darien at No. 2, Westport at No. 5 (all have ZIP codes covering their entire towns), and Greenwich at No. 14 -- the only communities in Connecticut to make the list.