North Haven, Connecticut

North Haven, Connecticut
Town
Town of North Haven
St. John's Episcopal Church, built in 1834
Seal
New Haven County and Connecticut  South Central Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°22′54″N 72°51′30″W / 41.38167°N 72.85833°W / 41.38167; -72.85833
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	New Haven
Region	South Central CT
Incorporated	1786
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First Selectman	Michael Freda (R)
• Selectman	William J. Pieper (R)
• Selectman	Sally Buemi (D)
Area
• Total	21.1 sq mi (54.6 km2)
• Land	20.8 sq mi (53.8 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation	66 ft (20 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,253
• Density	1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	06473
Area code(s)	203/475
FIPS code	09-54870
GNIS feature ID	0213479
Major highways
Website	www.town.north-haven.ct.us

North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut on the outskirts of New Haven, Connecticut. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 24,253.^[1]

North Haven is home of the Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences, the School of Nursing, School of Law, School of Education, and School of Medicine on Bassett Road.^[2][3] North Haven has easy access to Interstate 91 and the Wilbur Cross Parkway (Route 15). It is near Sleeping Giant State Park and less than 10 miles (16 km) from downtown New Haven and Yale University.