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Welcome to Mount Carmel Center ...

Mount Carmel Center is located in New Haven County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Carmel Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel Center: Mt. Carmel Ctr. (or less commonly used: Mt. Carmel Cen., Mt. Carmel Cent. or Mt. Carmel Cntr.)

Mount Carmel Center is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Carmel Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mount Carmel Center: 203 & 475<3>

Communities near Mount Carmel Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Carmel Center.

  • New Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
  • New Britain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Britain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • New Britain is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
  • Bristol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meriden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people

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 Mount Carmel Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Carmel Center. 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 Mount Carmel Center.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Carmel Center ...

Looking for more information about Mount Carmel Center? 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 Mount Carmel Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Carmel Center.

Adding Mount Carmel Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Carmel Center in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mount Carmel Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Carmel Center.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Carmel Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Mount Carmel Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 203 or 475. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Carmel Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.