Connecticut · Census place 0955990

Norwalk, Connecticut

Norwalk is a city in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut with an estimated 93,661 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 6th largest of 27 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
93,661
#6 of 27 in Connecticut
Change since 2020
+3.0%
+2,764 people
Land area
22.9 sq mi
+ 13.49 sq mi water
Density
4,092 / sq mi
State median 3,189
Orange pin: Norwalk. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Hartford.

Norwalk population, 2020 to 2024

Norwalk added 2,764 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.0%. In the latest year it moved by +479. Among 21 Connecticut places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 8th; the median place changed by +2.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Connecticut has 55,379 people, so Norwalk is 1.7 times that size.

90.9k202091.4k202191.7k202293.2k202393.7k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 91,188. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Norwalk covers 22.89 square miles of land and 13.49 of water, for 4,092 people per square mile of land. The median Connecticut place of 5,000+ has 3,189, so Norwalk is denser than the typical town.

What county Norwalk is in

All of Norwalk's residents live in Western Connecticut Planning Region, which had 637,013 residents in 2024. Norwalk holds 14.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Norwalk

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Norwalk by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 06850, 06851, 06853, 06854, 06855. 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 Norwalk is

The Census internal point of Norwalk is at 41.092700, -73.419800. Hartford, the capital, is 60.1 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Stamford, CT (139,134 people), 6.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.092700, -73.419800
DMS
41°05'33.72"N 73°25'11.28"W
UTM
18N 632713.2E 4550250.8N
Geohash
dr7cc29q6
Plus code
87H83HVJ+33

Daylight in Norwalk

At 41.09° N, Norwalk gets about 15 h 08 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 13 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 55 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Norwalk

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Connecticut, measured between internal points. The closest is Stamford, 6.6 miles away, with 139,134 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Norwalk, CT?

93,661 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,764 (3.0%) from 90,897 in July 2020.

What county is Norwalk in?

Western Connecticut Planning Region. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Norwalk?

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 06850, 06851, 06853, 06854, 06855.

How far is Norwalk from Hartford?

60.1 miles (96.7 km) in a straight line, heading NE from Norwalk.

What is the nearest larger city to Norwalk?

Stamford, CT, with 139,134 residents, 6.6 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.