Storrs, Connecticut

Storrs
Downtown Storrs
Downtown Storrs
Storrs' location within Tolland County and Connecticut
Storrs' location within the Capitol Planning Region and the state of Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°48′30″N 72°14′58″W / 41.80833°N 72.24944°W / 41.80833; -72.24944
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyTolland
RegionCapitol Region
TownMansfield
Area
 • Total
14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
 • Land14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
 • Water0.1 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
15,979
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
06268, 06269
Area code(s)860/959
FIPS code09-73980
GNIS feature ID2377867

Storrs[1] (/stɔːrz/ storz) is a village[2] and census-designated place (CDP)[1] in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 15,979 at the 2020 census.

Storrs is dominated economically and demographically by the main campus of the University of Connecticut and the associated Connecticut Repertory Theatre.

  1. ^ a b "Quick Facts:Storrs CDP, CT". US Census Bureau Quick Facts. United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ Principal Communities in Connecticut, Dept. of Economic and Community Development