Town guide

Norwich, Connecticut

Norwich is a town in New London County, Connecticut, home to about 39,973 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06360, 06380 and 06389.

Homes sold for a median of $193 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population39,9731,425 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$193Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Norwich

3 ZIP codes

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Around Norwich

Distances

Nearest major airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)36 miles away
Closer regional airportWesterly State Airport (WST)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA78 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY114 miles away

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

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

Who represents Norwich

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

Norwich had 40,125 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.

It’s the 26th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

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

Norwich population by census2000: 36,117, 2010: 40,493, 2020: 40,12536,117200040,493201040,1252020

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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 52.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near NorwichJan: high 38°F, low 21°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 23°F, 3.8 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 29°F, 5.1 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 39°F, 4.7 in; May: high 70°F, low 49°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 59°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 65°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4.9 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 34°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 27°F, 5 in38°21°Jan3.941°23°Feb3.848°29°Mar5.159°39°Apr4.770°49°May3.678°59°Jun4.384°65°Jul3.683°63°Aug4.476°55°Sep4.864°44°Oct4.953°34°Nov4.243°27°Dec5.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norwich Public Utility Plt, CT weather station (about a mile away).

Health care

1,018 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Norwich’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • William W Backus HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · NorwichUnder a mile
  • Windham Community Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Willimantic14.3 miles
  • Westerly HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Westerly18.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors56
Specialist doctors166
Dentists45
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants210
Mental health providers472
Physical and occupational therapists52
Optometrists4
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies19

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 Norwich

Parks (31 nearby)

  • Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park · 21 acres2.3 mi
  • Jennings Field · 11 acres1.5 mi
  • Norwich Little League · 10 acres1.6 mi
  • Hamilton Avenue Park · 8 acres2.1 mi
  • Estelle Cohn Memorial Dog Park · 5 acres0.6 mi
  • Howie Dickenman Field · 5 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Stop & Shop0.6 mi
  • S. & A. Market1.0 mi
  • Raviraj Grocery1.4 mi
  • ShopRite1.9 mi

Pharmacies (6 nearby)

  • Utley and Jones Pharmacy0.3 mi
  • Walgreens1.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • Greenville Drug Store1.5 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Allen Latham, Sr. Science and Information Center0.1 mi
  • Otis Library1.1 mi
  • Three Rivers Campus Library2.2 mi

Museums (5 nearby)

  • John F. Slater Memorial Museum0.2 mi
  • Perkins-Rockwell House0.4 mi
  • Leffingwell House Museum0.5 mi
  • Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop1.0 mi
  • Norwich Historical Society1.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)

  • The Art House of Norwich0.5 mi
  • Chestnut Street Playhouse0.9 mi
  • ArtSpace Norwich0.9 mi
  • Norwich Arts Center1.0 mi
  • The Cabaret Theatre3.3 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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 Norwich

Public schools here are run by Integrated Day Charter School District, Norwich School District, Norwich Free Academy District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Integrated Day Charter SchoolNorwichPre-K–8364Charter1.9 mi
John B. Stanton SchoolNorwichPre-K–5382Public1.4 mi
Moriarty Magnet SchoolNorwichPre-K–5404Public2.6 mi
Samuel Huntington SchoolNorwichPre-K–5358Public1.2 mi
Thomas W. Mahan SchoolNorwichPre-K–5257Public2.4 mi
Uncas Elementary SchoolNorwichPre-K–5232Public2.0 mi
Veterans' Memorial SchoolNorwichPre-K–5290Public2.5 mi
Wequonnoc Magnet SchoolTaftvillePre-K–5197Public2.6 mi
Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle SchoolNorwich6–8593Public0.7 mi
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle SchoolNorwich6–8447Public0.9 mi
Norwich Free AcademyNorwich9–122,020Public0.1 mi
Norwich Technical High SchoolNorwich9–12649Career and Technical0.8 mi
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet SchoolNorwich11–1292Public2.2 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Montessori Discovery SchoolNorwichPre-K–535Nonsectarian1.2 mi
St Patrick Cathedral SchoolNorwichPre-K–8129Roman Catholic0.6 mi
Joshua Center Thames ValleyNorwich8–1222Nonsectarian3.0 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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