Town of Hamden, Connecticut

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Brookhaven (NY). It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the south of Hamden and has a population of 448,248 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Islip (NY). It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the south of Hamden and has a population of 322,612 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bridgeport	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Bridgeport	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Danbury	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Hartford	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	Hartford	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	New Haven	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	123,669	---
	New Haven	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	123,669	---
	Norwalk	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Norwalk	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Stamford	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Stamford	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Waterbury	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	Waterbury	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	Huntington (NY)	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	201,594	3.23% increase
	Smithtown (NY)	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	121,162	4.71% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beacon Falls	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	5,807	10.69% increase
	Beacon Falls	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Bethany	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	5,575	10.62% increase
	Bethany	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Cheshire	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	29,066	1.83% increase
	Cheshire	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	East Haven	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	28,590	1.42% increase
	Hamden	E	Less than 2 mi	---
	North Haven	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	23,961	4.02% increase
	North Haven	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Prospect	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	9,353	7.42% increase
	Prospect	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Seymour	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Wallingford	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Woodbridge	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	9,193	2.34% increase

New Haven County

Hamden is located in New Haven County.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Hamden
	Fairfield County	SW	Sunnyside	10 miles [16 km]
	Hartford County	N	Marion	11 miles [17 km]
	Litchfield County	NW	Oakville	15 miles [24 km]
	Middlesex County	NE	Baileyville	12 miles [19 km]
	New London County	E	Hadlyme	26 miles [41 km]
	Tolland County	NE	Gilead	32 miles [51 km]
	Dutchess County (NY)	W	Quaker Hill (NY)	34 miles [54 km]
	Putnam County (NY)	W	Deforest Corners (NY)	32 miles [51 km]
	Suffolk County (NY)	S	Wading River Landing (NY)	29 miles [46 km]
	Westchester County (NY)	W	Lewisboro (NY)	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<3>

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