Salisbury, Connecticut

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.

Town
Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°59′06″N 73°25′20″W
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Litchfield
Established / Incorporated	1741
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)
• Total	4,194
• Density	69.810/sq mi (26.954/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP codes	06039, 06068 06079
FIPS code	09-66420
GNIS feature ID	0213500
Website	salisburyct.us

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

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.

Salisbury, Connecticut Media

• Litchfield County Connecticut Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Salisbury Highlighted 2010

• Northwest Hills incorporated and unincorporated areas Salisbury highlighted.svg

  Northwest Hills incorporated and unincorporated areas Salisbury highlighted

• Salisbury, CT - Sept. 18, 1917.jpg

  61 East Main Street, Salisbury, CT was shown on a postcard mailed on September 18, 1917.

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  Lakeville United Methodist Church

• CT-MA-NY Tri-State Monument - 2024 - looking east.jpg

  The CT-MA-NY tri-state marker on the border of Salisbury

• Maple Shade Inn (1908 postcard)