Somers, Connecticut

Somers, Connecticut
Town
Town of Somers
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Tolland County and Connecticut  Capitol Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°59′N 72°27′W / 41.983°N 72.450°W / 41.983; -72.450
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Tolland
Region	Capitol Region
Settled	1689
Named	1734
Annexed by Connecticut	1749
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Timothy Keeney (R)
• Selectman	William Meier III (R)
• Selectman	Robert Schmidt (D)
Area
• Total	28.5 sq mi (73.8 km2)
• Land	28.3 sq mi (73.4 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	240 ft (73 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,255
• Density	360/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	06071
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-69220
GNIS feature ID	0212346
Website	www.somersct.gov

Somers (/ˈsʌmərs/ SUM-ərss) is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 10,255 at the 2020 census.^[1] The town center is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). In 2007, Money Magazine listed Somers 53rd on its "100 Best Places to Live", based on "economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a real sense of community."

Bordering Massachusetts, Somers is considered part of the city of Springfield NECTA. Somers is 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Springfield and considered more oriented toward it ^{[citation needed]} than the city of Hartford, which lies 22 miles (35 km) to the southwest.