Town guide

Glastonbury, Connecticut

Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, home to about 35,293 people across 51 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06033 and 06073.

Homes sold for a median of $272 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population35,293689 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$272Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Glastonbury

2 ZIP codes

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Around Glastonbury

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA91 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY101 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Glastonbury; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Glastonbury

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Glastonbury had 35,159 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 29th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Hartford County grew from 195,480 residents in 1900 to 899,498 in 2020.

Glastonbury population by census2000: 31,876, 2010: 34,427, 2020: 35,15931,876200034,427201035,1592020

Hartford County, 1900–2020

Hartford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 195,480, 1910: 250,182, 1920: 336,027, 1930: 421,097, 1940: 450,189, 1950: 539,661, 1960: 689,555, 1970: 816,737, 1980: 807,766, 1990: 851,783, 2000: 857,183, 2010: 894,014, 2020: 899,498195K’00’10336K’20’30450K’40’50690K’60’70808K’80’90857K’00’10899K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 42.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GlastonburyJan: high 37°F, low 20°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 22°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 30°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; May: high 71°F, low 50°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 60°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 66°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 35°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 3.8 in37°20°Jan2.940°22°Feb2.648°30°Mar3.560°40°Apr3.871°50°May3.480°60°Jun3.985°66°Jul3.983°64°Aug3.576°56°Sep4.064°44°Oct4.252°35°Nov3.442°26°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartford Brainard Fld, CT weather station (5 miles away).

Health care

730 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Glastonbury’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Manchester Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Manchester6.6 miles
  • Hartford HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hartford7.0 miles
  • Connecticut Childrens Medical CenterChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Hartford7.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors49
Specialist doctors83
Dentists55
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants129
Mental health providers280
Physical and occupational therapists98
Optometrists12
Chiropractors24
Pharmacies8

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Glastonbury

Parks (26 nearby)

  • Riverfront Park · 78 acres2.5 mi
  • Addison Park · 33 acres2.5 mi
  • Hockanum Park · 15 acres4.2 mi
  • Butler Field · 12 acres2.2 mi
  • Welles Park · 9 acres2.8 mi
  • Rotary Field · 8 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (11 nearby)

  • Stop & Shop1.5 mi
  • Trader Joe's2.0 mi
  • Whole Foods Market2.4 mi
  • Brookside Market2.5 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.3 mi
  • Walgreens4.3 mi

Libraries (7 nearby)

  • East Glastonbury Public Library1.8 mi
  • Welles-Turner Memorial Library2.3 mi
  • South Glastonbury Public Library2.5 mi
  • Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library3.6 mi
  • Rocky Hill Library3.8 mi

Museums (8 nearby)

  • Museum on the Green1.8 mi
  • Welles-Shipman-Ward House2.2 mi
  • Academy Hall Museum3.9 mi
  • Rocky Hill Fire Museum3.9 mi
  • Selden Brewer House4.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Veterans Memorial Amphitheater4.6 mi
  • Manchester Community College Band Shell4.7 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Glastonbury

Public schools here are run by Capitol Region Education Council, Glastonbury School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet SchoolGlastonburyPre-K–5456Public1.6 mi
Buttonball Lane SchoolGlastonburyK–5461Public1.3 mi
Hebron Avenue SchoolGlastonburyK–5458Public1.9 mi
Hopewell SchoolSouth GlastonburyK–4458Public1.4 mi
Naubuc SchoolGlastonburyK–5441Public2.8 mi
Nayaug Elementary SchoolSouth GlastonburyK–5533Public4.4 mi
Gideon Welles SchoolGlastonbury5–6551Public1.5 mi
Smith Middle SchoolGlastonbury6–8875Public2.2 mi
Glastonbury High SchoolGlastonbury9–121,737Public1.2 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Kindercare Learning CenterGlastonburyK17Nonsectarian1.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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