Town guide

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, home to about 10,575 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP code is 06475.

Homes sold for a median of $434 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population10,575702 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$434Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Old Saybrook

1 ZIP code

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Around Old Saybrook

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)47 miles away
Closer regional airportTweed 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

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.

Old Saybrook population by census2000: 10,367, 2010: 10,242, 2020: 10,48110,367200010,242201010,4812020

Middlesex County, 1900–2020

Middlesex County population, 1900 to 20201900: 41,760, 1910: 45,637, 1920: 47,550, 1930: 51,388, 1940: 55,999, 1950: 67,332, 1960: 88,865, 1970: 114,816, 1980: 129,017, 1990: 143,196, 2000: 155,071, 2010: 165,676, 2020: 164,24542K’00’1048K’20’3056K’40’5089K’60’70129K’80’90155K’00’10164K’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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 39.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Old SaybrookJan: high 38°F, low 23°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 25°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 31°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 39°F, 3.6 in; May: high 65°F, low 49°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 58°F, 3.3 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 65°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 64°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 57°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 46°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 37°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 29°F, 3.1 in38°23°Jan2.740°25°Feb2.247°31°Mar3.856°39°Apr3.665°49°May3.374°58°Jun3.380°65°Jul3.279°64°Aug3.374°57°Sep3.863°46°Oct3.753°37°Nov3.244°29°Dec3.1Rain and melted snow, inches

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 doctors6
Specialist doctors14
Dentists23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants46
Mental health providers118
Physical and occupational therapists19
Optometrists9
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies7

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.

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

Schools in Old Saybrook

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Kathleen E. Goodwin SchoolOld SaybrookPre-K–4383Public0.4 mi
Old Saybrook Middle SchoolOld Saybrook5–8307Public0.7 mi
Old Saybrook Senior High SchoolOld Saybrook9–12338Public0.6 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St John SchoolOld SaybrookPre-K–755Roman Catholic0.4 mi
The Children's Tree Montessori SchoolOld SaybrookPre-K–640Nonsectarian2.3 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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