Town guide

Salisbury, Connecticut

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

ZIP codes in Salisbury

4 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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 airportBradley 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

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.

Salisbury population by census2000: 3,977, 2010: 3,741, 2020: 4,1943,97720003,74120104,1942020

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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SalisburyJan: high 35°F, low 14°F, 3 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 15°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 23°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 33°F, 3.4 in; May: high 72°F, low 44°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 53°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 58°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 57°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 49°F, 4.7 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 38°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 29°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 20°F, 3.8 in35°14°Jan3.039°15°Feb2.647°23°Mar3.460°33°Apr3.472°44°May3.980°53°Jun4.885°58°Jul4.882°57°Aug4.476°49°Sep4.763°38°Oct4.751°29°Nov3.540°20°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

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 doctors3
Specialist doctors3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers16
Physical and occupational therapists7
Pharmacies1

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.

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

Schools in Salisbury

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Salisbury Central SchoolLakevillePre-K–8288Public1.0 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Indian Mountain SchoolLakevillePre-K–9311Nonsectarian3.8 mi
Salisbury SchoolSalisbury9–12319Episcopal2.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Canaan and Cornwall.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.