Meriden, Connecticut

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Springfield (MA). It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the north of Meriden and has a population of 152,082 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Bridgeport. It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the southwest of Meriden and has a population of 139,529 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bridgeport	SW	31 mi [49.89 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Danbury	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Danbury	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Hartford	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	Hartford	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	New Britain	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	70,486	1.47% decrease
	New Haven	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	123,669	---
	New Haven	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	123,669	---
	Norwalk	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Norwalk	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Stamford	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Stamford	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Waterbury	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	Waterbury	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	Smithtown (NY)	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	121,162	4.71% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Berlin	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	20,364	11.8% increase
	Berlin	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Cheshire	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	29,066	1.83% increase
	Cheshire	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Durham	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	7,456	12.51% increase
	Durham	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Kensington	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Meriden	W	Less than 2 mi	59,186	1.62% increase
	Middlefield	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	4,249	1.09% increase
	Middletown	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	48,030	11.27% increase
	Middletown	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	48,030	11.27% increase
	Southington	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	42,250	6.35% increase
	Southington	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Wallingford	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	44,859	4.26% increase
	Wallingford	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

New Haven County

Meriden is located in New Haven County.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Meriden
	Fairfield County	SW	Sunnyside	21 miles [33 km]
	Hartford County	NW	Pratts Corner	3 miles [4 km]
	Litchfield County	NW	Allentown	12 miles [19 km]
	Middlesex County	SE	Baileyville	3 miles [4 km]
	New London County	E	Westchester	19 miles [30 km]
	Tolland County	NE	Gilead	22 miles [35 km]
	Windham County	NE	Perkins Corner	30 miles [48 km]
	Hampden County (MA)	N	Congamond (MA)	33 miles [53 km]
	Dutchess County (NY)	W	Quaker Hill (NY)	38 miles [61 km]
	Putnam County (NY)	W	Barnum Corners (NY)	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<3>

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