Plantsville, Connecticut

About Plantsville

Set in the central part of Connecticut, Plantsville is a small unincorporated community.

Plantsville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.99 square miles.

📰 Plantsville News Today

• Virginia M. Gioia Obituary Aug 16, 2026 Plantsville Funeral Home · Aug 16
• Ellen Lasek Obituary (1948 - 2026) - Plantsville, CT - WFSB Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• Obituary | Anthony D. Sylvester of Plantsville, Connecticut Chase Parkway Memorial · Jun 28
• Southington Secures Funds To Study Plantsville Flooding Problem Congressman John Larson (.gov) · Jun 26
• Historic CT manufacturing facility has sold. The new owners are planning to restore it Hartford Courant · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Plantsville Unique

• The only place in America named Plantsville — 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.
• Part of the fabric of Connecticut — one of 215 recognized communities statewide.

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.
• Easy reach of Meriden (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Plantsville

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Plantsville

• Aroma Joe's — coffee shop (café)
• Aziago's
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Cava — italian
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Ellie's Farmhouse
• Friendly's — american
• Hubbard Park Pizza — pizza
• IHOP — breakfast
• JD's Pizzeria Bar & Grill — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• GameCraft Arcade · Arcade
• Bradley Barnes Museum · Museum
• Libby's Lump · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plantsville

• Panthorn Park reviews ★
• YMCA Camp Sloper · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Eightmile River State Access Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Farmington Canal Line State Park Trail · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Forestville Fishing Club · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Judd Brook Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mountain Grove Swim Club · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pexto Field · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Riverbound Farm Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rochambeau Monument reviews ★
• Simon Drive Properties · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Plantsville

• Flanders Elementary School
• John F. Kennedy Middle School
• Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School
• R. E. Thalberg Elementary School
• South End Elementary School
• Southington High School
• Urbin T. Kelley School
• Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School
• William H. Hatton Elementary School
• William M. Strong Elementary School
• Wrinn Integrated Preschool - HES
• Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SES
• Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Plantsville

🏘️ Nearby Communities