Jewett City, Connecticut
Jewett City is a small borough in Griswold, Connecticut, in New London County. It’s in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and sits in the town of Griswold. The community is named after Eliezer Jewett, who founded a settlement there in 1771. As of 2020, about 3,328 people live in Jewett City, down from 3,487 in 2010.
Geography and services: The borough covers about 0.8 square miles, with most of it being land. It’s part of the Griswold School District. The ZIP code is 06351, and area codes are 860 and 959. For more information, you can visit jewettcity.org.
Notable moment: Jewett City was featured on The Daily Show in 2007 due to a local church bell controversy.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 19:39 (CET).