RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Connecticut >> New Haven County >> Beacon FallsIndex...

Welcome to Beacon Falls ...

The Town of Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, the Town of Beacon Falls has a population of 6,218 people<2> (see below for details).

Beacon Falls is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Beacon Falls: 203 & 475<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beacon Falls had an population of 6,218 people. This is an increase of 2.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Town of Beacon Falls had a population of 6,049 people. This makes Beacon Falls the county's 33rd most populous community.

The population of Beacon Falls represents 0.17% of the population of Connecticut (which has 3,574,097 people), making it the state's 143rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,049 people, the population of Beacon Falls increased 15.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,246 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Beacon Falls.

Communities near Beacon Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beacon Falls.

  • Bridgeport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
  • New Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
  • Waterbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Waterbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
  • Hamden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hamden is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,294 people
  • Bristol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
  • Meriden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beacon Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beacon Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beacon Falls. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon Falls.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Beacon Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beacon Falls ...

Looking for more information about Beacon Falls? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beacon Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beacon Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including New Haven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Beacon Falls.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beacon Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 203 code has been Overlayed with the 475 area code. New phone numbers in the Beacon Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 203 or 475. As a result, placing a call in the Beacon Falls area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.