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Welcome to Mansfield Center ...

Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Mansfield Center: Mansfield Ctr. (or less commonly used: Mansfield Cen., Mansfield Cent. or Mansfield Cntr.)

Mansfield Center is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mansfield Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mansfield Center: 860 & 959<3>

The ZIP code for Mansfield Center: 06250<4>

Communities Also Named Mansfield Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mansfield Center - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mansfield Center.

Communities near Mansfield Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mansfield Center.

  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Manchester is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
  • Norwich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <5>
  • Norwich
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Glastonbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
  • Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Vernon is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
  • South Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Windsor is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,102 people
  • Windham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Windham is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
  • Killingly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Killingly is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
  • Ellington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellington is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
  • Colchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mansfield Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mansfield Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mansfield Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mansfield Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mansfield Center. See our Newspapers Page for Mansfield Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mansfield Center ...

Looking for more information about Mansfield Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mansfield Center, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mansfield Center.

Adding Mansfield Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mansfield Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mansfield Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mansfield Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Mansfield Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Mansfield Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mansfield Center). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mansfield Center or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.