Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, has 114,690 residents (July 2025 estimate). It uses Eastern Time and covers 787 sq mi (2,037 km²) of land. It is a county equivalent (planning region).

BridgeportStamfordNew Haven
Northwest Hills Planning Region in Connecticut
Capitol Planning RegionNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionDutchess CountyTorringtonWinstedNorthwest HarwintonNew Hartford CenterLitchfield
Northwest Hills Planning Region and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
114,690
Land area
787 sq mi (2,037 km²)
County seat or government
No separate county-government seat; this is a statistical county equivalent.
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$93,551 ± $3,107
Median home value
$335,600 ± $8,278
Median rent, with utilities
$1,193 ± $33
Homes lived in by their owners
76.3% ± 1.3 points
County type
Planning region
Metro or micro area
Torrington, CT micro areaCentral planning region
Water area
21.5 sq mi (55.6 km²)
State
Connecticut
County code (FIPS)
09160
Coordinates (central point)
41.854809, -73.221494

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Northwest Hills Planning Region

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 0679035,566 people
  2. 0677627,010 people
  3. 0609810,263 people
  4. 060139,680 people
  5. 067877,509 people
  6. 060576,363 people
  7. 067915,602 people
  8. 067595,442 people
  9. 060633,328 people
  10. 067563,037 people
  11. 060692,601 people
  12. 060182,587 people
All 37
  1. 067832,185 people
  2. 067632,151 people
  3. 067572,125 people
  4. 060682,034 people
  5. 060391,918 people
  6. 060581,793 people
  7. 067771,771 people
  8. 067521,658 people
  9. 067541,656 people
  10. 067781,574 people
  11. 060311,520 people
  12. 060211,494 people
  13. 067501,387 people
  14. 067941,282 people
  15. 060271,193 people
  16. 067931,031 people
  17. 06796821 people
  18. 06785818 people
  19. 06065712 people
  20. 06024634 people
  21. 06061312 people
  22. 06091253 people
  23. 0675391 people
  24. 0607919 people
  25. 0675813 people

37 ZIP Code areas overlap Northwest Hills Planning Region. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Towns in Northwest Hills Planning Region, largest first

  1. Town of Torrington35,547 people
  2. Town of Winchester10,284 people
  3. Town of Burlington9,680 people
  4. Town of Litchfield8,260 people
  5. Town of New Hartford6,675 people
  6. Town of Harwinton5,575 people
  7. Town of Salisbury4,224 people
  8. Town of Barkhamsted3,678 people
  9. Town of Washington3,676 people
  10. Town of North Canaan3,221 people
  11. Town of Goshen3,196 people
  12. Town of Kent3,056 people
All 21
  1. Town of Sharon2,723 people
  2. Town of Roxbury2,185 people
  3. Town of Morris2,164 people
  4. Town of Hartland1,840 people
  5. Town of Norfolk1,723 people
  6. Town of Colebrook1,494 people
  7. Town of Cornwall1,425 people
  8. Town of Warren1,415 people
  9. Town of Canaan1,175 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All towns in Connecticut, by county

School districts in Northwest Hills Planning Region, largest first

  1. Torrington School District35,547 people
  2. Regional School District 0115,824 people
  3. Regional School District 1015,255 people
  4. Regional School District 0713,570 people
  5. Winchester School District10,284 people
  6. Regional School District 127,519 people
  7. New Hartford School District6,675 people
  8. Salisbury School District4,224 people
  9. Barkhamsted School District3,678 people
  10. North Canaan School District3,221 people
  11. Kent School District3,056 people
  12. Sharon School District2,723 people
All 18
  1. Hartland School District1,840 people
  2. Norfolk School District1,723 people
  3. Colebrook School District1,494 people
  4. Cornwall School District1,425 people
  5. Canaan School District1,175 people
  6. Regional School District 20

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Northwest Hills Planning Region, largest first

  1. Schaghticoke (state) Reservation0 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Torrington, Connecticut (city)35,547 people
  2. Winsted, Connecticut (CDP)6,977 people
  3. Northwest Harwinton, Connecticut (CDP)3,088 people
  4. New Hartford Center, Connecticut (CDP)1,373 people
  5. Litchfield, Connecticut (borough)1,251 people
  6. New Preston, Connecticut (CDP)1,146 people
  7. Canaan, Connecticut (CDP)961 people
  8. Bantam, Connecticut (borough)810 people
  9. Sharon, Connecticut (CDP)631 people
  10. Norfolk, Connecticut (CDP)523 people
  11. Lakeville, Connecticut (CDP)510 people
  12. Falls Village, Connecticut (CDP)410 people
All 17
  1. Riverton, Connecticut (CDP)318 people
  2. Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut (CDP)248 people
  3. Pleasant Valley, Connecticut (CDP)219 people
  4. Cornwall, Connecticut (CDP)84 people
  5. West Cornwall, Connecticut (CDP)70 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut24 mi south
  2. Dutchess County, New York28 mi west
  3. Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut33 mi east
  4. Berkshire County, Massachusetts36 mi north
  5. Hampden County, Massachusetts36 mi northeast
  6. Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut41 mi south

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Areas that only touch the edge

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