Colchester, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Main Street
Main Street
Colchester is located in Connecticut
Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is located in the United States
Colchester
Colchester
Coordinates: 41°34′34″N 72°19′57″W / 41.57611°N 72.33250°W / 41.57611; -72.33250
Country United States
StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
TownColchester
Area
[1]
 • Total11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
 • Land11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
 • Water0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total4,781
 • Density413.0/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06415
Area code(s)860/959
FIPS code09-15840
GNIS feature ID2378348[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.

References

  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.


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