Salisbury, Connecticut

Salisbury, Connecticut
Town
Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°59′06″N 73°25′20″W / 41.98500°N 73.42222°W / 41.98500; -73.42222
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Litchfield
Established / Incorporated	1741[1]
Area
• Total	60.1 sq mi (155.6 km2)
• Land	57.3 sq mi (148.3 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2)
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	4,194
• Density	70/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP codes	06039, 06068 06079
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-66420
GNIS feature ID	0213500
Website	salisburyct.us

Salisbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is the most northwest in the State of Connecticut. The MA-NY-CT (Massachusetts-New York-Connecticut) Tri-State Marker is just on the border of Salisbury. The population was 4,194 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Scoville Library in Salisbury was the first in the United States to be open to the public free of charge.^[3]

Although the peak of Mount Frissell is in Massachusetts, the south slope of the mountain is in Salisbury. It is the highest point in Connecticut. In Salisbury there are several ponds and six lakes: Wononscopomuc, Washinee, Washining, Wononpakook, Riga Lake and South Pond. The Appalachian Trail runs through Salisbury.

1. ↑ "The Town of Salisbury Connecticut". The Town of Salisbury Connecticut. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Census - Geography Profile: Salisbury town, Litchfield County, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
3. ↑ Scoville Library