Map of West Haven, United States

West Haven is a city in Connecticut, United States, with a population of about 54,927. It lies at 41.2707°N, 72.9471°W, about 10 m above sea level. West Haven is about 437 km (271 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is New Haven, 4 km to the north.

West Haven at a glance

Where is West Haven?

• The 15th largest city in Connecticut on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 11 min on the shortest day to 15 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near West Haven

• New Haven — 4 km north
• Milford — 11 km southwest
• Shelton — 13 km northwest
• Hamden — 15 km north
• Stratford — 18 km southwest
• Trumbull — 21 km west
• Bridgeport — 23 km southwest
• Fairfield — 30 km southwest
• Meriden — 32 km north
• Waterbury — 33 km north

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.