Map of Shelton, United States
Shelton is a city in Connecticut, United States, with a population of about 41,296. It lies at 41.3165°N, 73.0932°W, about 19 m above sea level. Shelton is about 430 km (267 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Milford, 11 km to the south.
Shelton at a glance
Country
Region
Connecticut
Population
41,296GeoNames
Coordinates
41.3165, -73.093241°18′59″N 73°05′35″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
430 km (267 mi)
Where is Shelton?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 11 min on the shortest day to 15 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Shelton
- Milford — 11 km south
- Trumbull — 12 km southwest
- West Haven — 13 km southeast
- New Haven — 14 km east
- Stratford — 15 km south
- Bridgeport — 17 km southwest
- Hamden — 19 km northeast
- Fairfield — 24 km southwest
- Waterbury — 27 km north
- Danbury — 31 km west
Largest cities in Connecticut
- Bridgeport — 147,629
- New Haven — 130,322
- Stamford — 128,874
- North Stamford — 121,230
- Hartford — 121,054
- Waterbury — 108,802
- Norwalk — 88,485
- Danbury — 84,657
- New Britain — 72,808
- West Hartford — 63,268
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.