Colchester, Connecticut

About Colchester

Colchester, CT is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Connecticut.

Colchester holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.47 square miles.

📰 Colchester News Today

• Modular homes don’t have to be drab. CT designer suggests unique materials, finishes to try Hartford Courant · Oct 11
• 65 Colchester Cmns, Colchester, CT 06415 Realtor.com · Oct 9
• Obituary for Chelsea J. Zaccaro Aurora McCarthy Funeral Home, Inc. · Sep 28
• Colchester, CT Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 24
• Reward Set at $25,000 in 2024 Colchester Hit-And-Run - CT.GOV-Connecticut's Official State Website (.gov) CT.GOV-Connecticut's Official State Website (.gov) · Sep 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Connecticut headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Colchester Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Connecticut — one of 215 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Colchester

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Colchester

• Brick Cantina Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• China Panda — chinese
• Harry's Place — burger
• Oz n' Bones BBQ — barbecue
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Wicked Slice — pizza
• Big's Kitchen & Sandwich Shop — sandwich
• Butterball's Greenleaf Cafe — bar and grill
• Colchester Donut & Cafe — donut (café)
• Colchester Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Salem Historical Society · Museum
• Zagray Farm Museum · Museum
• Colchester Hayward Volunteer Fire Company Museum · Museum
• Colchester Historical Society · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colchester

• CT Salmon River State Park reviews ★
• Lake Hayward Boat Launch reviews ★
• Ahnert Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bartlett Brook Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Brook Gorge Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Birch Hill Road Open Space East · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Birch Hill Road Open Space North · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Birch Hill Road Open Space West · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bulkeley Hill Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Camp Connecticut · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chittenden Road Open Space North · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chittenden Road Open Space South · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Colchester

• Bacon Academy
• Colchester Elementary School
• Hebron Elementary School
• Jack Jackter Intermediate School
• Salem Elementary School
• William J. Johnston Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Colchester

🏘️ Nearby Communities