Connecticut

Distance from Bridgeport to Waterbury

Straight-line distance

26.9mi

Bridgeport, CT and Waterbury, CT are 26.9 miles (43.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (18°).

kilometers
43.4
nautical miles
23.4
heading from Bridgeport
18° NNE
heading from Waterbury
198° SSW
BridgeportWaterbury

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

How far Bridgeport is from Waterbury

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Waterbury is 26.9 miles, 43.4 km or 23.4 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 26.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.9
Kilometers
43.4
Nautical miles
23.4
Bearing from Bridgeport
17.8° NNE
Bearing arriving at Waterbury
17.9°
Bearing from Waterbury
197.9° SSW

Halfway between Bridgeport and Waterbury

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.372977, -73.116477 (41°22'22.72"N 73°06'59.32"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ansonia, CT, with 19,195 residents, 3.1 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 Waterbury 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Bridgeport has 1.3 times the population of Waterbury. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Waterbury by +1.8%. Both are in Connecticut.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02Waterbury, CT115,908 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from Waterbury?

26.9 miles, 43.4 km or 23.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waterbury from Bridgeport?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 17.8° and arrives at Waterbury on 17.9°. The return trip starts on 197.9°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Waterbury?

The midpoint is at 41.372977, -73.116477. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ansonia, CT, 3.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Waterbury?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Waterbury?

Bridgeport, with 151,599 residents in July 2024 against 115,908 for Waterbury, 1.3 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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