Colchester (CDP), Connecticut

Colchester, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Main Street
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Coordinates: 41°34′34″N72°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 [2]	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 codes	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

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

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
2. "Colchester Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "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