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Welcome to Voluntown ...

The Town of Voluntown is located in New London County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, the Town of Voluntown has a population of 2,517 people<2> (see below for details).

Voluntown is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Voluntown: 860 & 959<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Voluntown had an population of 2,517 people. This is a decrease of 3.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Town of Voluntown had a population of 2,603 people. This makes Voluntown the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Voluntown represents 0.07% of the total population of Connecticut (which has 3,574,097 people), making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,603 people, the population of Voluntown increased 2.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,528 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Voluntown.

Communities near Voluntown ...

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

  • Norwich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Groton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Groton is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
  • Coventry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • South Kingstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • South Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
  • West Warwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
  • North Kingstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
  • Windham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Windham is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
  • Westerly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
  • Stonington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stonington is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people

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 Voluntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Voluntown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Voluntown. 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 Voluntown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Voluntown ...

Looking for more information about Voluntown? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Voluntown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Voluntown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including New London, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Voluntown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Voluntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Voluntown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Voluntown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.