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Around East Haven ...

For comparison, East Haven has a population of 28,500 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from East Haven, with the nearest first.

  • East Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Branford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Short Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Short Beach is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
  • Branford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Branford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
  • New Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • New Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
  • New Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Totoket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Totoket is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
  • Pine Orchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Whitneyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Allingtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Branford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • North Haven is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,556 people
    • West Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • West Haven is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
    • West Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

For more communities neighboring East Haven, please visit our County-by-County Page for East Haven.

New Haven County ...

East Haven is located in New Haven County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Haven County: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield & Middlesex. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Haven ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Haven.

Airports Near East Haven ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to East Haven and that information can be found on the Airports Page for East Haven.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Haven.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to East Haven), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.