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Around Waterbury ...

For comparison, Waterbury has a population of 107,000 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Waterbury, with the nearest first.

  • Waterbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Waterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Waterville is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Oakville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolcott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Greystone is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Middlebury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
  • Naugatuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Union City is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
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    • Wolcott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
    • Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Middlebury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Naugatuck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people
    • Watertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Watertown is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,517 people

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

New Haven County ...

Waterbury 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 Waterbury ...

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 Waterbury.

Airports Near Waterbury ...

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 Waterbury and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Waterbury.

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 Waterbury.
<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 Waterbury), 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.