Norwich, Connecticut

Norwich
City
City of Norwich
Norwich City Hall
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Nickname:  The Rose Of New England
New London County and Connecticut  Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°33′01″N 72°05′15″W / 41.55028°N 72.08750°W / 41.55028; -72.08750
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	New London
Region	Southeastern CT
Settled	1659
Incorporated (city)	1784
Consolidated	1952
Named for	Norwichtown
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• City council	Peter A. Nystrom (R), Mayor William Nash (R) Mark M Bettencourt (D), Council president pro tem Joseph A. DeLucia (D) Ella Myles (D) Darell Q. Willson (D) Stacy Gould (R) [1]
• City manager	John Salomone
Area [2]
• City	29.41 sq mi (76.16 km2)
• Land	28.06 sq mi (72.68 km2)
• Water	1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
• Urban	123.1 sq mi (318.7 km2)
Elevation	56 ft (17 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	40,125
• Density	1,430/sq mi (552.1/km2)
• Metro	274,055
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	06360, 06380, 06389
Area codes	860/959
FIPS code	09-56200
GNIS feature ID	0209410
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Website	www.norwichct.org

Norwich (/ˈnɔːrwɪtʃ/ NOR-wich) (also called "The Rose of New England") is a city in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The Yantic, Shetucket, and Quinebaug Rivers flow into the city and form its harbor, from which the Thames River flows south to Long Island Sound. The city is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 40,125 at the 2020 United States Census.^[3]