Riverton, Connecticut

Coordinates: 41°57′46″N 73°1′0″W / 41.96278°N 73.01667°W / 41.96278; -73.01667
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Riverton, Connecticut
Riverton General Store
Riverton General Store
Riverton is located in Connecticut
Riverton
Riverton
Riverton is located in the United States
Riverton
Riverton
Coordinates: 41°57′46″N 73°1′0″W / 41.96278°N 73.01667°W / 41.96278; -73.01667
Country United States
StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
TownBarkhamsted
Area
 • Total1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
 • Land1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
 • Water0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation156 m (512 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06065
Area code(s)860/959
FIPS code09-64880
GNIS feature ID2805984[2]

Riverton is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northwest corner of the town, bordered to the north by the town of Hartland in Hartford County. The village sits at the confluence of the Still River with the West Branch of the Farmington River.

Riverton was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. 94 acres (0.38 km2) of the village center comprise the Riverton Historic District.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Riverton Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.