Colchester (CDP), Connecticut

Colchester, Connecticut
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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
  Total
11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
  Land11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
  Water0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
4,781
  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

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, 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.