Local servicesHospitalWesterly Hospital4.5 miPost officeOld Mystic Post Office2.7 miTown hallStonington Town Hall3.0 miPoliceStonington Police Department2.6 miFire stationWequetequock Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolPine Point School1.4 miElementaryDeans Mill School1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Connecticut - Avery Point Campus9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWesterly State Airport WST5.9 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD34 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 12.3 miAmtrakMystic, CT MYS3.6 miCoachWillimantic - Main and Bank StPeter Pan (BZ)28 miSources: 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 06378 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:14 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:10 am – 4:21 pm
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People5,408 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.92,609 householdsMedian household income $126,014Median home value $576,200Median rent $1,720 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,189 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 2,867 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 26 minutes70% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages59% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 25°F43 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month October25 in of snow a year, on about 10 days3 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Westerly State Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Groton
Parks and public landsGreat Thicket National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.2 mi · 182 acresBarn Island Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 51 acresHaley Farm State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 57 acresWilliams Beach Parkpark · 3.6 miGingerella Sports Complexpark · 3.7 miMisquamicut State Beachstate park · 6.7 mi · 70 acresSource: 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 198138 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201525 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 home97% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAquarion-mysticserves 10,788 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation101 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
