Town of Newtown, Connecticut

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The Town of Newtown is located in Fairfield County.

Newtown is 120 feet [36.58 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Newtown, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Newtown had a population of 25,031 people^<2> (or 2.83% of the total population of Fairfield County). The population of Newtown represented 0.74% of the total of Connecticut, making it the state's 59th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Newtown had a population of 26,737 people. This is an increase of 6.82% 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 Newtown.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bridgeport	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Bridgeport	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Danbury	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Danbury	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Fairfield	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	57,345	---
	Hamden	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	57,862	1.67% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Newtown.

The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<4>

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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) Newtown. 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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