Town guide

Suffield, Connecticut

Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, home to about 15,702 people across 42 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06078, 06080 and 06093.

Homes sold for a median of $255 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population15,702371 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$255Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Suffield

3 ZIP codes

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

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Around Suffield

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA88 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY113 miles away

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

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

Who represents Suffield

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

Suffield had 15,752 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 73rd largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Hartford County grew from 195,480 residents in 1900 to 899,498 in 2020.

Suffield population by census2000: 13,552, 2010: 15,735, 2020: 15,75213,552200015,735201015,7522020

Hartford County, 1900–2020

Hartford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 195,480, 1910: 250,182, 1920: 336,027, 1930: 421,097, 1940: 450,189, 1950: 539,661, 1960: 689,555, 1970: 816,737, 1980: 807,766, 1990: 851,783, 2000: 857,183, 2010: 894,014, 2020: 899,498195K’00’10336K’20’30450K’40’50690K’60’70808K’80’90857K’00’10899K’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 19°F. About 47.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SuffieldJan: high 35°F, low 19°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 21°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 28°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 38°F, 3.9 in; May: high 72°F, low 48°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 63°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 42°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 33°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 25°F, 4.1 in35°19°Jan3.339°21°Feb3.147°28°Mar3.861°38°Apr3.972°48°May3.880°58°Jun4.385°63°Jul4.283°62°Aug4.276°54°Sep4.464°42°Oct4.552°33°Nov3.541°25°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartford Bradley Intl Ap, CT weather station (4 miles away).

Health care

93 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Suffield’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Baystate Noble HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Westfield9.0 miles
  • Baystate Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Springfield9.2 miles
  • Mercy Medical CtrGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Springfield9.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Specialist doctors1
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants11
Mental health providers47
Physical and occupational therapists15
Optometrists3
Chiropractors1
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 Suffield

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Still Brook Park · 280 acres3.7 mi
  • Sunrise Park · 143 acres2.4 mi
  • Bazin N. Bruce Memorial Park · 20 acres1.2 mi
  • Daniel K. Christian Field · 8 acres2.5 mi
  • D'Aleo Park · 7 acres4.3 mi
  • Town Of Suffield (Babb's Road) · 6 acres4.1 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Highland Park Market2.0 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Kent Memorial Library2.0 mi
  • Pearl Street Library4.3 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • King House Museum2.2 mi
  • New England Air Museum3.6 mi
  • Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine4.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Majestic Theatre8.0 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 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 Suffield

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

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
A. Ward Spaulding SchoolSuffieldPre-K–2455Public1.0 mi
McAlister Intermediate SchoolSuffield3–5472Public1.5 mi
Suffield Middle SchoolSuffield6–8443Public1.3 mi
Suffield High SchoolWest Suffield9–12641Public1.4 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Suffield AcademySuffield9–12413Nonsectarian1.8 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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