Local servicesHospitalLawrence and Memorial Hospital7.2 miPost officeGales Ferry Post Office1.4 miTown hallLedyard Town Hall2.2 miPoliceLedyard Police Department2.2 miFire stationGales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWesterly State Airport WST15 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD38 miInterstateI-3953.1 miUS highwayUS 14.8 miAmtrakUnion Station NLC5.8 miCoachWillimantic - Main and Bank StPeter Pan (BZ)21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06335 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06335 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:14 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:11 am – 4:21 pm
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People6,307 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.22,206 householdsMedian household income $118,116Median home value $322,400Median rent $1,815 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,154 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 2,742 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 18%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 22 minutes80% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%, French or Haitian Creole 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 24°F49 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month March25 in of snow a year, on about 10 days3 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Groton station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksRosemond Lakelake · 1.2 miLake Novalake · 1.3 miAllyn Mountainpeak · 1.4 miMaynard Hillpeak · under a milePoint Breezecape · 1.6 miHorton Pointcape · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStoddard Hill State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 1.7 miLedyard Glacial Park-Boulder Trainpark · under a milePfizer Field (Leased By Town)recreation area · 1.2 miRose Hill Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 94 acresFort Trumbull State Parkstate park · 6.6 miHaley Farm State Parkstate park · 7.0 mi · 57 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198134 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201523 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025296 of 364 days measured60 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, New London County monitors, CT
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterScwa, Montville Division (mtv)serves 2,570 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation254 ft77 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
