Town guide

Plymouth, Connecticut

Plymouth is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, home to about 11,791 people across 22 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06782 and 06786.

Homes sold for a median of $220 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population11,791539 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$220Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Plymouth

2 ZIP codes

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

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Around Plymouth

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY84 miles away

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

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

Who represents Plymouth

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

Plymouth had 11,671 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 88th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Litchfield County grew from 63,672 residents in 1900 to 185,186 in 2020.

Plymouth population by census2000: 11,634, 2010: 12,243, 2020: 11,67111,634200012,243201011,6712020

Litchfield County, 1900–2020

Litchfield County population, 1900 to 20201900: 63,672, 1910: 70,260, 1920: 76,262, 1930: 82,556, 1940: 87,041, 1950: 98,872, 1960: 119,856, 1970: 144,091, 1980: 156,769, 1990: 174,092, 2000: 182,193, 2010: 189,927, 2020: 185,18664K’00’1076K’20’3087K’40’50120K’60’70157K’80’90182K’00’10185K’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 17°F. About 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PlymouthJan: high 36°F, low 17°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 18°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 26°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 36°F, 4.3 in; May: high 70°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 62°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 60°F, 5.1 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 53°F, 5 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 41°F, 5.7 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 24°F, 4.8 in36°17°Jan3.739°18°Feb3.447°26°Mar4.260°36°Apr4.370°47°May4.279°57°Jun4.884°62°Jul4.482°60°Aug5.175°53°Sep5.063°41°Oct5.752°32°Nov3.941°24°Dec4.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burlington, CT weather station (10 miles away).

Health care

32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Plymouth’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Bristol HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Bristol4.5 miles
  • Waterbury HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Waterbury8.0 miles
  • Saint Mary's HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Waterbury9.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors1
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers13
Physical and occupational therapists4
Pharmacies3

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 Plymouth

Parks (11 nearby)

  • Rockwell Park · 121 acres3.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls Nature Preserve · 16 acres2.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Playground · 4 acres0.5 mi
  • Baldwin Park · 3 acres0.8 mi
  • Vista Park · 3 acres2.5 mi
  • Reeves Field · 2 acres2.7 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • IGA0.6 mi
  • Adams Hometown Market2.7 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • Walgreens0.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Terryville Public Library0.7 mi
  • Thomaston Public Library2.8 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Lock Museum of America0.7 mi
  • Railroad Museum of New England2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Thomaston Opera House2.8 mi
  • Camp Mattatuck Amphitheater2.9 mi

Counts are within about 3 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 Plymouth

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

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Plymouth Center SchoolPlymouthPre-K–2320Public1.8 mi
Harry S. Fisher Elementary SchoolTerryville3–5286Public1.2 mi
Eli Terry Jr. Middle SchoolTerryville6–8290Public0.9 mi
Terryville High SchoolTerryville9–12337Public1.4 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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