Town guide

Ledyard, Connecticut

Ledyard is a town in New London County, Connecticut, home to about 15,439 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06335, 06338 and 06339.

Homes sold for a median of $254 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population15,439404 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$254Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Ledyard

3 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ledyard. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Ledyard

Distances

Nearest major airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)36 miles away
Closer regional airportWesterly State Airport (WST)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA80 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY114 miles away

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

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

Who represents Ledyard

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

Ledyard had 15,413 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 74th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

New London County grew from 82,758 residents in 1900 to 268,555 in 2020.

Ledyard population by census2000: 14,687, 2010: 15,051, 2020: 15,41314,687200015,051201015,4132020

New London County, 1900–2020

New London County population, 1900 to 20201900: 82,758, 1910: 91,253, 1920: 104,611, 1930: 118,966, 1940: 125,224, 1950: 144,821, 1960: 185,745, 1970: 230,348, 1980: 238,409, 1990: 254,957, 2000: 259,088, 2010: 274,055, 2020: 268,55583K’00’10105K’20’30125K’40’50186K’60’70238K’80’90259K’00’10269K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 48.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 25 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LedyardJan: high 39°F, low 24°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 25°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 32°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 41°F, 4.4 in; May: high 66°F, low 50°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 59°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 66°F, 3.4 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 65°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 58°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 47°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 38°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 30°F, 4.6 in39°24°Jan3.941°25°Feb3.447°32°Mar4.957°41°Apr4.466°50°May3.775°59°Jun3.981°66°Jul3.480°65°Aug4.274°58°Sep4.363°47°Oct4.453°38°Nov3.844°30°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Groton, CT weather station (6 miles away).

Health care

60 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ledyard’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • William W Backus HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Norwich7.7 miles
  • Lawrence & Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · New London8.4 miles
  • Westerly HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Westerly11.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors3
Dentists8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers16
Physical and occupational therapists6
Optometrists4
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies2

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 Ledyard

Parks (12 nearby)

  • Colonel Ledyard Park · 26 acres0.5 mi
  • Pfizer Field · 12 acres2.1 mi
  • Sawmill Park · 11 acres1.5 mi
  • Farquahar Park · 8 acres3.7 mi
  • Erickson Park · 3 acres4.1 mi
  • Christy Hill Field · 3 acres2.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Village Market0.3 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Pequot Pharmaceutical Network2.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.6 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Bill Library0.1 mi
  • Preston Public Library3.7 mi
  • Gales Ferry Library3.8 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Nathan Lester House2.3 mi
  • Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center3.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Premier Theatre3.8 mi

Counts are within about 4 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 Ledyard

Public schools here are run by Ledyard School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Gallup Hill SchoolLedyardPre-K–5592Public2.1 mi
Gales Ferry SchoolGales FerryK–2195Public3.0 mi
Juliet W. Long SchoolGales Ferry3–5265Public3.0 mi
Ledyard Middle SchoolGales Ferry6–8535Public2.9 mi
Ledyard High SchoolLedyard9–12731Public1.0 mi

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

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