Public Hunting Areas
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Interactive Hunting Area Maps
Maps and hunting information for State Forests, Wildlife Management Areas, State Parks, Permit-Required Areas, Waterfowl Closures, and other areas managed or leased by DEEP. This application was updated in September 2025. A new user guide for desktop and mobile app instructions will be available soon. You can select "info" (symbolized with a circle surrounding an "i") in the upper right of the map to get more information on how to use the app.
2025 List of Public Hunting Areas from the 2025 CT Hunting and Trapping Guide
ATTENTION: When visiting or hunting at State Forests, State Parks, or Wildlife Management Areas, please DO NOT park in front of closed gates. Even though the gates are closed to the public, DEEP staff may need to use those gates to access the road/area behind them.
Deer/Turkey Management Zone Map
A map of Deer/Turkey reporting zones by town.
Pheasant Hunting in Connecticut
A link to the pheasant hunting page with further information about and maps of the pheasant areas.
Waterfowl Hunting Areas
A non-inclusive list of popular waterfowl hunting areas with good access.
Connecticut Migrant Goose Zones
Map and list of towns for Connecticut Migrant Canada goose seasons.
Deer/Turkey Management Zones
Waterfowl Hunting Areas
The following areas are open for waterfowl hunting. This list is not inclusive; however, it represents areas where a majority of waterfowl hunting occurs and that have good access. Maps and a full list of areas that are open to waterfowl hunting are on the Interactive Hunting Area Map (select the "search by activity" button on the top right of the map to obtain a list of areas open to waterfowl hunting).
|
Town |
Waterfowl Hunting Area |
|---|---|
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Andover |
Bishop Swamp WMA |
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Barkhamsted |
Peoples State Forest |
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Bloomfield |
Bloomfield Flood Control Area (Site 2)d |
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Bolton |
Bolton Aread |
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Canaan |
Robbins Swamp WMA |
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Canterbury, Plainfield |
Quinebaug River WMA |
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Colchester |
Salmon River State Forest (including Holbrook Pond) |
|
Colebrook, Hartland |
MDC-Colebrook Reservoir/Hogback Dam |
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Cornwall |
Wyantenock State Forest |
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Cromwell, Middletown |
Cromwell Meadows WMA |
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Durham |
Durham Meadows WMA |
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East Haddam, Colchester |
Babcock Pond WMAa |
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East Haddam, Haddam |
Salmon River Cove and Haddam Neckb |
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East Lyme |
Nehantic State Forestc |
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East Windsor, Enfield |
East Windsor-Enfield Aread |
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East Windsor |
Scantic River State Parkc, d |
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Eastford |
Natchaug State Forestc |
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Eastford, Union, Ashford |
Yale-Myers Forest (owned by Yale University)d |
|
Enfield, Suffield |
Eversource Kings Island Cooperative WMA |
| Greenwich | Stewart B. McKinney NWR (Calf Island Unit)e |
|
Guilford |
East River Marsh WMAb |
|
Guilford |
Great Harbor WMA |
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Haddam |
Higganum Meadows WMA |
|
Haddam |
Cockaponset State Forestc |
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Hartland |
Tunxis State Forest |
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Harwinton |
Roraback WMA |
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Hebron |
Raymond Brook WMA |
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Kent |
Housatonic River WMA |
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Killingly, Sterling |
Ross Marsh WMA |
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Lebanon |
Bartlett Brook WMA |
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Lebanon |
Moween State Park (Red Cedar Lake) |
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Lebanon, Colchester |
Lebanon Coop. Mgmt. Aread |
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Lyme |
Lords Cove WMAb |
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Lyme |
Nott Island WMAb |
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Lyme |
Selden Neck State Park (Selden Island)b |
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Mansfield |
Mansfield State-leased Field Trial Area |
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Mansfield, Chaplin |
Mansfield Hollow State-leased WMA (excluding State Park and Field Trial Area) |
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Middlefield |
Black Pond WMA |
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New Harford |
MDC-Greenwoods Pond |
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North Franklin |
Franklin Swamp WMA |
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North Haven |
Quinnipiac River Marsh WMAb |
| Norwalk | Stewart B. McKinney NWR (Chimon and Sheffield Islands)e |
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Old Lyme |
Roger Tory Peterson WMAb |
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Old Saybrook |
Plum Bank Marsh WMA |
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Old Saybrook |
Ragged Rock Creek Marsh WMAb |
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Old Saybrook |
South Cove WMA |
|
Oxford, Beacon Falls |
Naugatuck State Forest |
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Portland |
Wangunk Meadows WMA |
|
Portland, etc. |
Meshomasic State Forest |
| Ridgefield | Bennett's Pond State Park |
|
Salem |
Zemko Pond WMA |
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Salisbury |
East Twin Lakes Water Access Area |
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Scotland |
Mohegan State Forest (including Waldo Tract) |
|
Sharon |
Eversource Skiff Mountain Cooperative WMAd |
|
Sharon |
Housatonic State Forest |
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Simsbury |
Simsbury WMA |
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Stafford |
Ellithorpe Flood Control Area |
|
Stafford |
Shenipsit State Forest |
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Stonington |
Barn Island WMA |
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Stratford |
Stewart B. McKinney NWR (Great Meadows Unit)e |
|
Stratford, Milford, Orange |
Charles E. Wheeler WMAb |
|
Thompson |
West Thompson Dam (Army Corps) |
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Tolland |
Kollar WMA |
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Torrington |
John Minetto State Park |
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Torrington |
Paugnut State Forest |
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Torrington |
Sunnybrook State Park (west of Newfield Rd.) |
|
Union |
Nipmuck State Forest |
|
Voluntown |
Pachaug State Forestc |
a Handicap accessible blind available
b Access by boat only
c Some areas designated as firearm restricted, bowhunting only
d Permit required
e Permit required through Stewart B. McKinney NWR
Connecticut Migrant Goose Zones
Map showing the intrusion of the NAP Zone into the AFRP Zone.
Migrant Goose Zones by Town
|
Town |
Goose Zone |
Goose Zone Description If Town Has More Than One Zone |
|---|---|---|
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Andover |
NAP |
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Ansonia |
AFRP |
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Ashford |
NAP |
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Avon |
AP |
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Barkhamsted |
AP |
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Beacon Falls |
AFRP |
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Berlin |
AP |
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Bethany |
AFRP |
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Bethel |
AFRP |
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Bethlehem |
AP |
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Bloomfield |
AP |
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Bolton |
NAP |
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Bozrah |
NAP |
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Branford |
NAP |
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Bridgeport |
AFRP |
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Bridgewater |
AP |
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Bristol |
AP |
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Brookfield |
AFRP |
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Brooklyn |
NAP |
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Burlington |
AP |
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Canaan |
AP |
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Canterbury |
NAP |
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Canton |
AP |
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Chaplin |
NAP |
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Cheshire |
AFRP |
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Chester |
NAP |
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Clinton |
NAP |
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Colchester |
NAP |
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Colebrook |
AP |
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Columbia |
NAP |
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Cornwall |
AP |
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Coventry |
NAP |
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Cromwell |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of I-91 |
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Cromwell |
AFRP |
Portion of Town West of I-91 |
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Danbury |
AFRP |
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Darien |
AFRP |
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Deep River |
NAP |
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Derby |
AFRP |
All of Town not in NAP |
|
Derby |
NAP |
Portion of Town lying South of RT 34 to RT 8 and then East of RT 8 |
|
Durham |
NAP |
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E Granby |
AP |
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E Haddam |
NAP |
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E Hampton |
NAP |
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E Hartford |
NAP |
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E Haven |
NAP |
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E Lyme |
NAP |
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E Windsor |
NAP |
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Eastford |
NAP |
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Easton |
AFRP |
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Ellington |
NAP |
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Enfield |
NAP |
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Essex |
NAP |
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Fairfield |
AFRP |
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Farmington |
AP |
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Franklin |
NAP |
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Glastonbury |
NAP |
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Goshen |
AP |
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Granby |
AP |
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Greenwich |
AFRP |
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Griswold |
NAP |
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Groton |
NAP |
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Guilford |
NAP |
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Haddam |
NAP |
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Hamden |
AFRP |
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Hampton |
NAP |
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Hartford |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of I-91 |
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Hartford |
AP |
Portion of Town West of I-91 |
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Hartland |
AP |
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Harwinton |
AP |
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Hebron |
NAP |
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Kent |
AP |
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Killingly |
NAP |
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Killingworth |
NAP |
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Lebanon |
NAP |
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Ledyard |
NAP |
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Lisbon |
NAP |
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Litchfield |
AP |
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Lyme |
NAP |
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Madison |
NAP |
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Manchester |
NAP |
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Mansfield |
NAP |
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Marlborough |
NAP |
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Meriden |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of I-91 |
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Meriden |
AFRP |
Portion of Town West of I-91 |
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Middlebury |
AFRP |
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Middlefield |
NAP |
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Middletown |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of I-91 |
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Middletown |
AFRP |
Portion of Town West of I-91 |
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Milford |
NAP |
That portion of Town to the East and North of RT 15 to the Milford Parkway and North of I-95. |
|
Milford |
AFRP |
The rest of Town not in NAP |
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Monroe |
AFRP |
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Montville |
NAP |
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Morris |
AP |
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Naugatuck |
AFRP |
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New Britain |
AP |
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New Canaan |
AFRP |
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New Fairfield |
AFRP |
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New Hartford |
AP |
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New Haven |
NAP |
Rest of Town not in ARFP |
|
New Haven |
AFRP |
That portion of Town lying South of I-95 to the West shore of the Quinnipiac River and the portion of Town North of State St and RT 34 |
|
New London |
NAP |
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New Milford |
AP |
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Newington |
AP |
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Newtown |
AFRP |
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Norfolk |
AP |
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North Branford |
NAP |
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North Canaan |
AP |
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North Haven |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of I-91 |
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North Haven |
AFRP |
Portion of Town West of I-91 |
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North Stonington |
NAP |
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Norwalk |
AFRP |
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Norwich |
NAP |
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Old Lyme |
NAP |
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Old Saybrook |
NAP |
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Orange |
NAP |
That portion of Town lying North of I-95 and South of RT 34 |
|
Orange |
AFRP |
The rest of Town not in NAP |
|
Oxford |
AFRP |
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Plainfield |
NAP |
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Plainville |
AP |
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Plymouth |
AP |
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Pomfret |
NAP |
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Portland |
NAP |
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Preston |
NAP |
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Prospect |
AFRP |
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Putnam |
NAP |
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Redding |
AFRP |
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Ridgefield |
AFRP |
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Rocky Hill |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of I-91 |
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Rocky Hill |
AP |
Portion of Town West of I-91 |
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Roxbury |
AP |
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S Windsor |
NAP |
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Salem |
NAP |
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Salisbury |
AP |
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Scotland |
NAP |
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Seymour |
AFRP |
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Sharon |
AP |
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Shelton |
NAP |
Portion of Town south of RT 8 and east of RT 110 |
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Shelton |
AFRP |
Rest of Town not in NAP |
|
Sherman |
AFRP |
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Simsbury |
AP |
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Somers |
NAP |
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Southbury |
AFRP |
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Southington |
AP |
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Sprague |
NAP |
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Stafford |
NAP |
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Stamford |
AFRP |
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Sterling |
NAP |
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Stonington |
NAP |
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Stratford |
NAP |
Portion of Town east of RT 110 and North of RT 15 |
|
Stratford |
AFRP |
Rest of Town not in NAP |
|
Suffield |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of RT 159 |
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Suffield |
AP |
Portion of Town West of RT 159 |
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Thomaston |
AP |
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Thompson |
NAP |
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Tolland |
NAP |
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Torrington |
AP |
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Trumbull |
AFRP |
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Union |
NAP |
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Vernon |
NAP |
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Voluntown |
NAP |
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Wallingford |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of I-91 |
|
Wallingford |
AFRP |
Portion of Town West of I-91 |
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Warren |
AP |
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Washington |
AP |
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Waterbury |
AFRP |
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Waterford |
NAP |
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Watertown |
AP |
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West Hartford |
AP |
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West Haven |
NAP |
That portion of Town north of I-95 and South of RT 34 |
|
West Haven |
AFRP |
The rest of Town not in NAP |
|
Westbrook |
NAP |
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Weston |
AFRP |
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Westport |
AFRP |
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Wethersfield |
NAP |
Portion of Town East of I-91 |
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Wethersfield |
AP |
Portion of Town West of I-91 |
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Willington |
NAP |
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Wilton |
AFRP |
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Winchester |
AP |
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Windham |
NAP |
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Windsor |
NAP |
East of RT 159 |
|
Windsor |
AP |
West of RT 159 |
|
Windsor Locks |
NAP |
East of RT 159 |
|
Windsor Locks |
AP |
West of RT 159 |
|
Wolcott |
AFRP |
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Woodbridge |
AFRP |
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Woodbury |
AP |
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Woodstock |
NAP |
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Content last updated in September 2025.