Local servicesHospitalVeterans Home and Hospital2.7 miPost officeCromwell Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCromwell Town Hall1.4 miPoliceCromwell Police Department1.6 miFire stationCromwell Fire Department Court Street Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 2 otherHighCromwell High Schoolright hereElementaryEdna Stevens Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleWoodside Intermediate Schoolunder a mileCollegeHoly Apostles College and Seminary1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL22 miInterstateI-911.6 miUS highwayUS 54.1 miAmtrakBerlin, CT BER5.5 miCoachNew Britain Jimmy'S Food Mart #1Greyhound7.2 miTransit25 stops within a mileCTTransit HartfordSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06416 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:16 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:14 am – 4:23 pm
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People14,301 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.35,868 householdsMedian household income $104,458Median home value $311,300Median rent $1,536 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,046 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 7,144 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, finance, insurance and real estate 14%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 24 minutes72% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Russian or other Slavic 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 20°F43 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month October39 in of snow a year, on about 11 days17 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartford Brainard Fld station, 8 mi away; snow from Burlington
Nearby landmarksHoly Apostles College and Seminarycollege · 1.0 miNooks Hillpeak · under a mileRocky Hillpeak · 4.0 miGREAT POND RESERVE TRAILpark · 3.3 miWest Lakelake · 2.4 miCoginchaug Riverriver · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlow Hole State Parkstate park · 1.3 mi · 174 acresDinosaur State Parkstate park · 2.2 miWangunk Meadows Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 149 acresPortland Riverfront Parkpark · 2.5 miBrownstone Exploration Parkpark · 2.8 miWadsworth Falls State Parkstate park · 5.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198133 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCapitol Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025165 of 213 days measured42 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 151main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, CT
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMetropolitan District Commissionserves 390,887 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation135 ft41 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
