Branford, Connecticut

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Brookhaven (NY). It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the south of Branford and has a population of 448,248 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Islip (NY). It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the southwest of Branford and has a population of 322,612 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bridgeport	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Bridgeport	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Hartford	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	Hartford	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	New Haven	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	123,669	---
	New Haven	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	123,669	---
	Norwalk	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Norwalk	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Stamford	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Stamford	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Waterbury	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	Waterbury	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	Huntington (NY)	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	201,594	3.23% increase
	Oyster Bay (NY)	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	301,474	2.57% increase
	Smithtown (NY)	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	121,162	4.71% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Branford	E	Less than 2 mi	28,969	1% increase
	East Haven	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	28,590	1.42% increase
	East Haven	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Guilford	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	22,398	4.67% increase
	Guilford	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Hamden	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	57,862	1.67% increase
	Hamden	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Madison	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	18,803	5.29% increase
	North Branford	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	14,374	3.37% increase
	North Branford	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	North Haven	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	23,961	4.02% increase
	North Haven	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Orange	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	13,781	4.14% increase
	West Haven	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	52,420	0.11% increase
	West Haven	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	52,420	0.11% increase

New Haven County

Branford is located in New Haven County.

Below are counties that are near Branford (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Branford:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Branford
	Fairfield County	W	Sunnyside	13 miles [20 km]
	Hartford County	N	Pratts Corner	19 miles [30 km]
	Litchfield County	NW	Oakville	25 miles [40 km]
	Middlesex County	E	Clinton	14 miles [22 km]
	New London County	E	Brockway Landing	23 miles [37 km]
	Tolland County	NE	Hebron	33 miles [53 km]
	Putnam County (NY)	W	Deforest Corners (NY)	39 miles [62 km]
	Suffolk County (NY)	S	Hulse Landing (NY)	21 miles [33 km]
	Westchester County (NY)	W	Lewisboro (NY)	36 miles [57 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<3>

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