Sterling is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, home to about 5,656 people across 27 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06373 and 06377, and parts of 06354 are in Sterling too.
Homes sold for a median of $298 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Sterling
All in Sterling
Mostly Plainfield; part is in Sterling
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sterling. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)21 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY131 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sterling; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Sterling had 3,578 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 124th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.
Windham County grew from 46,861 residents in 1900 to 116,418 in 2020.
Windham County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 53.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 62 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, N Foster 1 E, RI weather station (11 miles away).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sterling’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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.
Parks (6 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Sterling School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Community SchoolSterling | Pre-K–8 | 301 | Public | 0.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Plainfield.
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.