Connecticut · Census place 0982800
West Haven, Connecticut
West Haven is a city in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut with an estimated 55,379 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 11th largest of 27 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 55,379
- #11 of 27 in Connecticut
- Change since 2020
- -0.3%
- -174 people
- Land area
- 10.8 sq mi
- + 0.17 sq mi water
- Density
- 5,152 / sq mi
- State median 3,189
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West Haven population, 2020 to 2024
West Haven lost 174 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +134. Among 21 Connecticut places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 21st; the median place changed by +2.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Connecticut has 55,379 people, so West Haven is 1.0 times that size.
West Haven covers 10.75 square miles of land and 0.17 of water, for 5,152 people per square mile of land. The median Connecticut place of 5,000+ has 3,189, so West Haven is denser than the typical town.
What county West Haven is in
All of West Haven's residents live in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, which had 576,718 residents in 2024. West Haven holds 9.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in West Haven
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Haven by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 06516. 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 West Haven is
The Census internal point of West Haven is at 41.272100, -72.967500. Hartford, the capital, is 37.1 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is New Haven, CT (137,562 people), 3.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.272100, -72.967500
- DMS
- 41°16'19.56"N 72°58'3.00"W
- UTM
- 18N 670236.2E 4570955.7N
- Geohash
- drk4g96eq
- Plus code
- 87H972CM+R2
Daylight in West Haven
At 41.27° N, West Haven gets about 15 h 10 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 12 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 58 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near West Haven
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Connecticut, measured between internal points. The closest is New Haven, 3.5 miles away, with 137,562 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of West Haven, CT?
55,379 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 174 (0.3%) from 55,553 in July 2020.
What county is West Haven in?
South Central Connecticut Planning Region. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover West Haven?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 06516.
How far is West Haven from Hartford?
37.1 miles (59.6 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from West Haven.
What is the nearest larger city to West Haven?
New Haven, CT, with 137,562 residents, 3.5 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.