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Colchester, Connecticut
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Colchester (CDP), Connecticut is located in Connecticut
Colchester (CDP), Connecticut
Colchester (CDP), Connecticut
Location in Connecticut
Colchester (CDP), Connecticut is located in the United States
Colchester (CDP), Connecticut
Colchester (CDP), Connecticut
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State Connecticut
County New London
Town Colchester
Area
 • Total 11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
 • Land 11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
 • Water 0.0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 4,781
 • Density 413.0/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06415
Area code(s) 860/959
FIPS code 09-15840
GNIS feature ID 2378348

Colchester is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the east-central part of the town, with the Connecticut Route 2 expressway running through the south side of the community. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 4,781, out of 16,068 in the entire town of Colchester.

75 acres (30 ha) at the center of the village comprise the Colchester Village Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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