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Around Old Saybrook
Distances
Nearest major airport
Bradley International Airport (BDL)47 miles away
Closer regional airport
Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
New York, NY92 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Old Saybrook; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Old Saybrook
U.S. Representative · Connecticut’s 2nd DistrictJoe Courtney (D)
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
Old Saybrook had 10,481 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 93rd largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.
Middlesex County grew from 41,760 residents in 1900 to 164,245 in 2020.
Middlesex County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 39.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Groton New London Ap, CT weather station (18 miles away).
Health care
243 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Old Saybrook.
Nearest hospitals
Lawrence & Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · New London14.9 miles
William W Backus HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Norwich23.0 miles
The Connecticut Hospice INC.General hospital · no emergency room · Branford23.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
6
Specialist doctors
14
Dentists
23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
46
Mental health providers
118
Physical and occupational therapists
19
Optometrists
9
Chiropractors
8
Pharmacies
7
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 Old Saybrook
Parks (14 nearby)
Ferry Landing State Park · 22 acres2.5 mi
Fort Saybrook Monument Park · 17 acres1.8 mi
Clark Field · 11 acres0.5 mi
Kavanagh Park · 3 acres0.4 mi
Ferry Road Ball Field · 2 acres2.1 mi
Old Saybrook Town Green · 2 acres0.5 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Stop & Shop0.4 mi
Walt's Market0.5 mi
Big Y1.6 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
The Medicine Shoppe0.7 mi
CVS Pharmacy0.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Acton Public Library0.4 mi
Museums
Nut Museum3.1 mi
Westbrook Historical Society Building3.3 mi
Old Lyme Historical Society3.5 mi
Lyme Art Association3.8 mi
Florence Griswold Museum3.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center0.5 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Old Saybrook School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Kathleen E. Goodwin SchoolOld Saybrook
Pre-K–4
383
Public
0.4 mi
Old Saybrook Middle SchoolOld Saybrook
5–8
307
Public
0.7 mi
Old Saybrook Senior High SchoolOld Saybrook
9–12
338
Public
0.6 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St John SchoolOld Saybrook
Pre-K–7
55
Roman Catholic
0.4 mi
The Children's Tree Montessori SchoolOld Saybrook
Pre-K–6
40
Nonsectarian
2.3 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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