Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Norwich

A city of 39,973 people in Connecticut
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Norwich

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Norwich.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Norwich

Explore places →

Outdoors in Norwich

Parks & trails →

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Norwich

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Norwich

City in Connecticut, United States
1659Established
40,125Population
29.4 sq miArea
56 ftElevation

Norwich ( NOR-wich) is a city in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The Yantic, Shetucket, and Quinebaug Rivers flow into the city and form its harbor, from which the Thames River flows south to Long Island Sound. The city is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 40,125 at the 2020 United States Census. The Norwich–New London metropolitan area includes 21 towns and 274,055 people.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code06360
Area code860
Living in Norwich

Housing in Norwich

$306K▲ 6.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Norwich home is worth about $306,000, up 6.4% in a year, 32% below the Connecticut typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market39
Sale-to-list102.3%
Sold in May37
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Norwich

B−

Safety Grade B-

Norwich reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Norwich 2.2
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Norwich 10.2
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Norwich

All Norwich schools →
D

School Grade D

The public schools Norwich’s kids attend trail 90% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

See how Norwich’s schools compare in CT →
DistrictNorwich School DistrictSchools16

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from NorwichWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Norwich.Meet them →

How things work in Norwich

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Norwich

Connecticut · CT
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Norwich is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01