Higganum, Connecticut

About Higganum

Set in the eastern part of Connecticut, Higganum is a small unincorporated community.

Higganum holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.21 square miles.

📰 Higganum News Today

• Marjorie Bengtson Obituary (2026) - Higganum, CT - Middletown Press Legacy obituary · Aug 16
• Haddam-Killingworth High School (Higganum, CT) Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Higganum Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• $2 million winning lottery ticket sold in Higganum NBC Connecticut · May 14
• Higganum store sells $2 million winning lottery ticket WFSB · May 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Higganum Unique

• The only place in America named Higganum — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Higganum

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Higganum

• Jack's Country Kitchen
• AJ's Pizza — pizza
• Brewed Awakening (café)
• Brookside Bar & Grill
• Coyote Blue — mexican
• Deb's
• Pizzeria Da Vinci Higganum — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Haddam Shad Museum · Museum
• Thankful Arnold House · Museum
• Bible Rock · Attraction
• George Washington rock · Attraction
• Haddam Veterans' Museum · Museum
• Pine Brook Falls Trailhead · Attraction
• grindstone · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Higganum

• Alyce and Robert Schulte Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Boynton Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burr Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cockaponset State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fenwood Extension Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fenwood Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Haddam Meadows State Park reviews ★
• Margaret Bigelow Dunham Wildlife Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Washburn Hill Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Boy Scouts of America Troop 44 · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brickyard Ballfield reviews ★
• Filley Road Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Higganum

• Burr District Elementary School
• Haddam-Killingworth High School
• Killingworth Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Higganum

🏘️ Nearby Communities