Mashantucket Connecticut Map

About Mashantucket, Connecticut

Mashantucket is a locality in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is a small community with a population of 457. The population density is 69.1 people per km². Mashantucket is located at 41.4645°N, 71.9748°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 6339.

Mashantucket rises from the rugged, glacial topography of southeastern Connecticut, where the earth is marked by stubborn granite outcrops and dense, second-growth woodlands. It lies 7.0 miles east-southeast of Norwich, CT (from Norwich, CT: bearing 119°T), and is situated 9.6 miles northwest of Westerly. The landscape is defined by the steep, rocky prominence of Ayer Hill and the quiet, winding course of Lantern Hill Brook, which cuts through the terrain toward the distant Atlantic Ocean. Nearby, the stillness of Long Pond reflects the overcast New England sky, while the Narragansett Trail offers a path through the brush and moss-covered stone walls that divide the wilder reaches of the land. In the late afternoon, the light here grows thin and pale, casting long, sharp shadows across the uneven ground and lending the horizon a sense of ancient, undisturbed permanence.

Mashantucket maintains a singular identity shaped by its deep indigenous heritage and the modern transformation of its local economy. The presence of the Lake of Isles State Boat Launch provides a quiet point of access to the water, contrasting with the expansive, illuminated architecture that serves as the region's primary economic engine. This contrast between the quiet, wooded periphery—distanced by ten miles from the nearest reaches of Pachaug State Forest—and the concentrated activity of the core defines the contemporary rhythm of the place. Life here persists in the tension between the memory of the deep forest, which once blanketed the landscape of Sandy Hollow and beyond, and the evolving infrastructure that now dictates the pace of the surrounding environment.

About This Mashantucket Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mashantucket, Connecticut. Coordinates: 41.464469, -71.974754. 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 Mashantucket includes the ZIP code (6339), telephone area code (203, 475, 860, 959), county seat of New London County (New London), and school district assignment (Ledyard 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.