Windsor Locks, Connecticut

About Windsor Locks

Windsor Locks is a small unincorporated community in northern Connecticut.

Officially, Windsor Locks is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.02 square miles.

📰 Windsor Locks News Today

• Firestone Auto Center Approved For Vacant Windsor Locks Bank Site Patch · Aug 18
• Windsor Locks voters reject town budget for sixth consecutive time WFSB · Aug 11
• Football preview: Windsor Locks co-op looks ready to take a step forward in 2026 CT Insider · Aug 17
• Football preview: Windsor Locks co-op looks ready to take a step forward in 2026 New Haven Register · Aug 17
• Bridge in Windsor Locks to close for construction Western Mass News · May 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Windsor Locks Unique

• The only place in America named Windsor Locks — 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 northern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Windsor Locks

• Airway Restaurant — american
• Belvedere of East Windsor
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Char Koon — chinese
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Dora Marketplace
• Fire Wok — chinese
• H&M Pizza & Giant Grinders — pizza
• Izumi — japanese
• Jimmy Chen's Asian Cuisine & Cocktail Bar — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• New England Air Museum · Museum
• A-3B "Skywarrior" · Attraction
• C-7A "Caribou" · Attraction
• HU-16E "Albatross" · Attraction
• Tim Coyne Memorial · Attraction
• Tobacco Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Windsor Locks

• Northwest Park & Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rainbow Reservoir Boat Launch reviews ★
• Ahern Park reviews ★
• Barbara Drive · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Belaire Park reviews ★
• Carriage Way Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Circle Drive · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Denslow Street Park reviews ★
• Doctor John E Flaherty State Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Farmington River Floodplain (River Street) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Farmstead Lane Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Green Manor Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Windsor Locks

• Academy of Aerospace and Engineering
• East Windsor High School
• North Street School
• Oliver Ellsworth School
• Poquonock Elementary School
• South Elementary School
• Windsor Locks High School
• Windsor Locks Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Windsor Locks

🏘️ Nearby Communities