Local servicesHospitalBackus Hospital10.4 miPost officeVoluntown Post Office1.5 miTown hallVoluntown Town Hall1.4 miPoliceHopkinton Police Department9.2 miFire stationVoluntown Fire Department Station 531.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryVoluntown Elementary School1.5 miCollegeThree Rivers Community College11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWesterly State Airport WST15 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD27 miInterstateI-3954.5 miUS highwayUS 113 miAmtrakMystic, CT MYS15 miCoachBrooklyn (Walmart)Peter Pan (BZ)17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06337 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:13 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:10 am – 4:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F52 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March28 in of snow a year, on about 11 days14 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norwich Public Utility Plt station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBarton Islandisland · under a mileBay Mountainpeak · 1.8 miMount Miserypeak · 2.2 miEdmonds Covebay · 1.6 miGlasgo Pondlake · under a mileDoaneville Pondlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGlasgo Pondstate recreation area · under a mile · 83 acresPachaug Pondstate recreation area · under a mileBeachdale Pondstate recreation area · 2.0 miHopeville Pond State Parkstate park · 3.1 miHopeville Pondstate recreation area · 2.6 mi · 52 acresTown Open Space (gates Street)2 Parcelspark · 1.3 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 198146 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202048 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
Drinking waterNorwich Public Utilitiesserves 36,163 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation242 ft74 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
