Trumbull Center, Connecticut
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|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Connecticut
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Fairfield
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|subdivision_name3 = Trumbull
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| area_total_km2 = 15.04
| area_land_km2 = 14.77
| area_water_km2 = 0.27
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|elevation_ft = 115
|postal_code_type = ZIP Code
|postal_code = 06611 (Trumbull)
|area_code = 203/475
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|blank_info = 09-77278
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Trumbull Center is a section or neighborhood of the town of Trumbull in Fairfield County, Connecticut in New England. It is considered the center of the town, and was the seat of town government from 1883 through 1957. The Pequonnock River flows through the center in an easterly direction. The main thoroughfare is Connecticut Route 127 (aka Church Hill Road & White Plains Road).
The area was listed as a census-designated place (CDP) prior to the 2020 census.
Commerce
The center contains a class B-C retail area featuring banks, coffee shops, gas stations, professional services, and restaurants, mostly within the central located Trumbull Shopping Center.{{cite web |url=http://www.trumbull-ct.gov/filestorage/10623/10655/11405/11407/10911/TrumbullCommercial_Zones_Map.jpg |title=Archived copy |website=www.trumbull-ct.gov |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925215946/http://www.trumbull-ct.gov/filestorage/10623/10655/11405/11407/10911/TrumbullCommercial_Zones_Map.jpg |archive-date=25 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}
Notable locations
- The Helen Plumb Building at 571 Church Hill Road was Trumbull's former town hall from 1883 through 1957.{{cite web|url=http://historicbuildingsct.com/helen-plumb-building-1883/|title=Helen Plumb Building (1883)|date=16 September 2017|website=Historicbuildingsct.com}}
- Riverside Cemetery. A cemetery dating back to the American Revolution. It is also a site of the CT Freedom Trail as Colonial soldier Nero Hawley was buried here.
- Twin Brooks Park
- Pequonnock River Valley State Park
- Beach Memorial Park
Public safety
The neighborhood is patrolled by the Trumbull Police Department.
Fire safety for the neighborhood is provided by the Trumbull Center Fire Department. Two firehouses, one on White Plains Road and one at the top of Daniels Farm Road.{{cite web|url=http://www.govwiki.info/pdfs/Special%20District/CT%20Trumbull%20Center%20Fire%20District%202016.pdf|format=PDF|title=Trumbull Center District Fire District : Annual Report Ending June 30, 2016|website=Govwiki.info|access-date=31 December 2018}}
Transportation
The main thoroughfare is Connecticut Route 127 (Church Hill Road & White Plains Road), which is accessible via Connecticut Route 15, Connecticut Route 25 or Daniel's Farm Road.
The Pequonnock River bike lane and trail network system is an alternative and efficient method for walkers and cyclists to navigate to the Center quickly.{{cite web|url=https://www.trumbulltimes.com/54680/facebook-post-prompts-leadership-to-unveil-plans-for-trumbull-center/|title=Facebook post prompts leadership to unveil plans for Trumbull Center|date=17 June 2016|website=Trumbulltimes.com}}
Bus service is provided by Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority's route 19X with multiple stops.{{cite web|url=http://gogbt.com/routes-schedules-maps/route-19x|title=Timetable :Route 19X|website=Gogbt.com|access-date=31 December 2018}}
References
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Category:Trumbull, Connecticut
Category:Neighborhoods in Connecticut
Category:Geography of Fairfield County, Connecticut
Category:Populated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Category:Census-designated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut