Colchester (CDP), Connecticut

Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States

Colchester, Connecticut

Census-designated place

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Coordinates: 41°34′34″N 72°19′57″W﻿ / ﻿41.57611°N 72.33250°W﻿ / 41.57611; -72.33250
Country|  United States
State| Connecticut
County| New London
Town| Colchester
Area

[1]

• Total

| 11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
• Land| 11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
• Water| 0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 141 m (463 ft)
Population

(2010)[3]

• Total

| 4,781
• Density| 413.0/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code|

06415

Area code(s)| 860/959
FIPS code| 09-15840
GNIS feature ID| 2378348[2]

Colchester is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the east-central part of the town, with the Connecticut Route 2 expressway running through the south side of the community. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 4,781,[3] out of 16,068 in the entire town of Colchester.

75 acres (30 ha) at the center of the village comprise the Colchester Village Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

## Education

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The census-designated place, along with the rest of Colchester Town, is in Colchester School District.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
2. ^ a b "Colchester Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Colchester CDP, Connecticut". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New London County, CT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2024. \- Text list

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Municipalities and communities of New London County, Connecticut, United States

County seat: New London

Cities|

* Groton
* New London
* Norwich

Towns|

* Bozrah
* Colchester
* East Lyme
* Franklin
* Griswold
* Groton
* Lebanon
* Ledyard
* Lisbon
* Lyme
* Montville
* North Stonington
* Old Lyme
* Preston
* Salem
* Sprague
* Stonington
* Voluntown
* Waterford

Boroughs|

* Jewett City
* Stonington

CDPs|

* Baltic
* Colchester
* Conning Towers Nautilus Park
* Gales Ferry
* Long Hill
* Mashantucket
* Mystic
* Niantic
* Noank
* Old Mystic
* Oxoboxo River
* Pawcatuck
* Poquonock Bridge
* Waterford

Other
communities|

* Burnett's Corner
* Graniteville
* Greeneville
* Hanover
* Jordan
* Lords Point
* Norwichtown
* Oswegatchie
* Poquetanuck
* Preston City
* Quaker Hill
* Taftville
* Uncasville

Indian reservations|

* Golden Hill Paugussett reservation‡
* Mashantucket Pequot reservation
* Mohegan reservation
* Paucatuck Eastern Pequot reservation

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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