Connecticut

Distance from Bridgeport to New Haven

Straight-line distance

16.4mi

Bridgeport, CT and New Haven, CT are 16.4 miles (26.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (59°).

kilometers
26.5
nautical miles
14.3
heading from Bridgeport
59° ENE
heading from New Haven
239° WSW
BridgeportNew Haven

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bridgeport is from New Haven

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and New Haven is 16.4 miles, 26.5 km or 14.3 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 16.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.4
Kilometers
26.5
Nautical miles
14.3
Bearing from Bridgeport
58.7° ENE
Bearing arriving at New Haven
58.9°
Bearing from New Haven
238.9° WSW

Halfway between Bridgeport and New Haven

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.249179, -73.060528 (41°14'57.05"N 73°03'37.90"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Milford, CT, with 51,004 residents, 1.8 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Bridgeport gets 15 h 09 min of daylight and New Haven 15 h 10 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 11 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Bridgeport has 1.1 times the population of New Haven. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and New Haven by +6.4%. Both are in Connecticut.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02New Haven, CT137,562 (+6.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from New Haven?

16.4 miles, 26.5 km or 14.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is New Haven from Bridgeport?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 58.7° and arrives at New Haven on 58.9°. The return trip starts on 238.9°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and New Haven?

The midpoint is at 41.249179, -73.060528. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Milford, CT, 1.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and New Haven?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or New Haven?

Bridgeport, with 151,599 residents in July 2024 against 137,562 for New Haven, 1.1 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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