About Plantsville
Set in the central part of Connecticut, Plantsville is a small unincorporated community.
Plantsville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.99 square miles.
📰 Plantsville News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Plantsville Unique
- The only place in America named Plantsville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Connecticut — one of 215 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Meriden (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Plantsville
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Plantsville
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- GameCraft Arcade · Arcade
- Bradley Barnes Museum · Museum
- Libby's Lump · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plantsville
- Panthorn Park reviews ★
- YMCA Camp Sloper · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Eightmile River State Access Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Farmington Canal Line State Park Trail · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Forestville Fishing Club · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Judd Brook Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Mountain Grove Swim Club · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pexto Field · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Riverbound Farm Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Rochambeau Monument reviews ★
- Simon Drive Properties · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Plantsville
- Flanders Elementary School
- John F. Kennedy Middle School
- Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School
- R. E. Thalberg Elementary School
- South End Elementary School
- Southington High School
- Urbin T. Kelley School
- Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School
- William H. Hatton Elementary School
- William M. Strong Elementary School
- Wrinn Integrated Preschool - HES
- Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SES
- Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.