Salisbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, home to about 4,161 people across 57 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06039, 06068 and 06079, and parts of 06031 are in Salisbury too.
Homes sold for a median of $447 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population4,16173 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$447Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Salisbury. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Salisbury
Distances
Nearest major airport
Bradley International Airport (BDL)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Jersey City, NJ94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY95 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Salisbury; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Salisbury
U.S. Representative · Connecticut’s 5th DistrictJahana Hayes (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
Salisbury had 4,194 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 141st largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.
Litchfield County grew from 63,672 residents in 1900 to 185,186 in 2020.
Litchfield 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Falls Village, CT weather station (4 miles away).
Health care
32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Salisbury’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Sharon HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Sharon7.5 miles
Fairview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Great Barrington14.9 miles
Charlotte Hungerford HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Torrington19.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Specialist doctors
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
16
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Pharmacies
1
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 Salisbury
Parks (8 nearby)
East Twin Lake Water Access · 99 acres4.7 mi
Cannon Park And Ballfield · 6 acres1.3 mi
Trotta Field · 6 acres0.2 mi
Salisbury Village Open Space · 6 acres0.4 mi
Bauer Park · 5 acres1.6 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
LaBonne's Market0.2 mi
Grand Union Family Markets4.6 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy4.6 mi
Libraries (4 nearby)
Scoville Library0.1 mi
Edsel Ford Library2.6 mi
David M. Hunt Library3.5 mi
NorthEast-Millerton Library4.7 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Holley Williams House Museum1.4 mi
FV - Canaan Historical Society3.4 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Salisbury School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Salisbury Central SchoolLakeville
Pre-K–8
288
Public
1.0 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Indian Mountain SchoolLakeville
Pre-K–9
311
Nonsectarian
3.8 mi
Salisbury SchoolSalisbury
9–12
319
Episcopal
2.0 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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