Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Town of Old Saybrook
Coordinates: 41°17′38″N 72°22′57″W / 41.29389°N 72.38250°W / 41.29389; -72.38250
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyMiddlesex
RegionLower CT River Valley
Settled1738
Incorporated1854
Government
 • TypeSelectman-town meeting
 • First selectmanCarl P. Fortuna, Jr. (R)
 • SelectmanScott Geigerich (R)
 • SelectmanMatt Pugliese (D)
Area
 • Total
21.6 sq mi (55.9 km2)
 • Land15.0 sq mi (38.8 km2)
 • Water6.6 sq mi (17.0 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,481
 • Density700/sq mi (270.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
06475
Area codes860/959
FIPS code09-57320
GNIS feature ID0213484
Websitewww.oldsaybrookct.gov

Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, lying on the west bank of the Connecticut River at the point where it flows into Long Island Sound. Part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, the population was 10,481 at the 2020 census. It contains the incorporated borough of Fenwick, and the census-designated places of Old Saybrook Center and Saybrook Manor.