DALLAS/FORT WORTH METRO V. STATE OF CONNECTICUT

The Dallas/Fort Worth metro area (9,286 square miles) is 1.68 times as big as Connecticut (5,542 square miles).

Connecticut overlaid onto the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area

WORLD'S FIRST TWO-SIDED BUILDING

The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building, located on Constitution Plaza in Hartford, Connecticut is the world's first two-sided building. It is known locally as the “Boat Building”. It was completed in 1963 and is home to The Phoenix Companies.

Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company in Hartford, Connecticut

USPS FACTS - UNIQUE ZIP CODES

The lowest numerical zip code is 00501. It is a unique zip code for the Internal Revenue Service in Holtsville, NY.  Fisher’s Island, New York bears zip code 06390, and is the only zip code in New York, other than 00501, that does not begin with a 1. Fisher’s Island has a Connecticut zip code because the island is only accessible by ferry from Connecticut.