Colchester (CDP), Connecticut

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.

Colchester, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Main Street
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Coordinates: 41°34′34″N 72°19′57″W
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]

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]