Connecticut · Census place 0950370
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain is a city in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut with an estimated 75,871 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 8th largest of 27 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 75,871
- #8 of 27 in Connecticut
- Change since 2020
- +4.0%
- +2,928 people
- Land area
- 13.4 sq mi
- + 0.07 sq mi water
- Density
- 5,662 / sq mi
- State median 3,189
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New Britain population, 2020 to 2024
New Britain added 2,928 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.0%. In the latest year it moved by +960. Among 21 Connecticut places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 6th; the median place changed by +2.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Connecticut has 55,379 people, so New Britain is 1.4 times that size.
New Britain covers 13.40 square miles of land and 0.07 of water, for 5,662 people per square mile of land. The median Connecticut place of 5,000+ has 3,189, so New Britain is denser than the typical town.
What county New Britain is in
All of New Britain's residents live in Capitol Planning Region, which had 991,508 residents in 2024. New Britain holds 7.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in New Britain
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap New Britain by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 06051, 06052, 06053. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where New Britain is
The Census internal point of New Britain is at 41.676600, -72.786200. Hartford, the capital, is 8.1 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hartford, CT (122,129 people), 8.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.676600, -72.786200
- DMS
- 41°40'35.76"N 72°47'10.32"W
- UTM
- 18N 684272.4E 4616238.2N
- Geohash
- drkjpdyxy
- Plus code
- 87H9M6G7+JG
Daylight in New Britain
At 41.68° N, New Britain gets about 15 h 12 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near New Britain
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Connecticut, measured between internal points. The closest is Bristol, 8.0 miles away, with 62,195 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of New Britain, CT?
75,871 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,928 (4.0%) from 72,943 in July 2020.
What county is New Britain in?
Capitol Planning Region. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover New Britain?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 06051, 06052, 06053.
How far is New Britain from Hartford?
8.1 miles (13.0 km) in a straight line, heading NE from New Britain.
What is the nearest larger city to New Britain?
Hartford, CT, with 122,129 residents, 8.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.