New Preston is a rural village and census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of the town of Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the New Preston CDP was 1,182, out of 3,578 in every one of town of Washington.

The New Preston CDP includes every single one northwestern quadrant of the town of Washington, including the villages of New Preston and Marbledale, as with ease as 1,195-foot (364 m) Mount Bushnell and Meeker Swamp. The CDP has a total Place of 7.8 square miles (20.3 km²), of which 7.3 square miles (19.0 km) are house and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km²), or 6.47%, are water. The dominant geographic feature of New Preston is Lake Waramaug, which is situated just north of the New Preston village center and is the headwaters of the East Aspetuck River, which runs through the village center and beyond New Preston Falls. The terrain is characterized by steep hills and narrow valleys, with a preponderance of talus slopes and ledge rock.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,110 people, 439 households, and 303 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 150.1 inhabitants per square mile (58.0/km). There were 563 housing units at an average density of 76.1 per square mile (29.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.84% White, 0.36% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.27% from supplementary races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 439 households, out of which 30.3% had kids under the age of 18 living similar to them, 60.6% were married couples vivacious together, 5.9% had a female householder past no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.2% of anything households were made stirring of individuals, and 11.6% had someone perky alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average relations size was 3.00.