Collinsville Connecticut Map

About Collinsville, Connecticut

Collinsville is a locality in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,721. The population density is 458.4 people per km². Collinsville is located at 41.8222°N, 72.9245°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 06019, 06022.

Collinsville asserts its presence along the banks of the Farmington River, where the water cuts a deliberate path through a landscape of dense timber and rising earth. It lies 9.9 miles north of Bristol, CT (from Bristol, CT: bearing 9°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-northwest of West Hartford. The current of the Farmington River moves with a persistent, muscular weight, cooling the air as it passes the rugged elevation of Sweetheart Mountain, which looms a single mile away. Moisture rises from the depths of the nearby Nepaug Reservoir, casting a lingering, silver-grey haze over the low-lying terrain during the quietude of early morning. Beyond the immediate banks, the land transitions into the shaded corridors of Nepaug State Forest, while the Lofgren Road Open Space provides a sprawling, quiet expanse of field and thicket. The light here catches the edges of the dark woodlands, illuminating the textures of moss and stone with a clarity that feels both ancient and immediate.

Collinsville grew from the grit of nineteenth-century industry, forged by the machinery that once clattered in the brick mills along the river's edge. These structures now stand as heavy, silent witnesses to a time when the rhythm of the local economy was dictated by the production of edge tools that reached markets across the globe. While the factory whistles have long since faded, the physical character of the place remains marked by the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that defined its rise. Residents move through a landscape shaped by this industrial heritage, occasionally venturing toward the Tunxis Trail to traverse the wilder, uneven ground that defines the periphery of the region. The modern life of Collinsville balances this echoes of heavy labor with a deliberate, slow-moving pace, where the sound of the river remains the primary pulse of the day.

About This Collinsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Collinsville, Connecticut. Coordinates: 41.822245, -72.924487. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Collinsville includes the ZIP code (06019, 06022), telephone area code (203, 475, 860, 959), county seat of Hartford County (Hartford), and school district assignment (Canton School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.