New Britain, Connecticut

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The city of New Britain is located in Hartford County.

New Britain is 60 feet [18.29 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: New Britain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both New York (historic^<2>) and Nova Scotia have communities that are also named New Britain.

At the time of the 2000 Census, New Britain had a population of 71,538 people^<3> (or 8.33% of the total population of Hartford County). The population of New Britain represented 2.1% of the total of Connecticut, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, New Britain had a population of 70,486 people. This is a decrease of 1.47% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for New Britain.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bristol	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	60,927	1.44% increase
	Bristol	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	60,927	1.44% increase
	Hartford	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	Hartford	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	Manchester	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	56,385	3.01% increase
	Meriden	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	59,186	1.62% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for New Britain.

Websites for New Britain

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The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) New Britain. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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