Town guide

Guilford, Connecticut

Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, home to about 22,054 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP code is 06437.

Homes sold for a median of $301 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population22,054468 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$301Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Guilford

1 ZIP code

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Around Guilford

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)43 miles away
Closer regional airportTweed New Haven Airport (HVN)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY79 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Guilford; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Guilford

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Guilford had 22,073 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.

It’s the 50th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

New Haven County grew from 269,163 residents in 1900 to 864,835 in 2020.

Guilford population by census2000: 21,398, 2010: 22,375, 2020: 22,07321,398200022,375201022,0732020

New Haven County, 1900–2020

New Haven County population, 1900 to 20201900: 269,163, 1910: 337,282, 1920: 415,214, 1930: 463,449, 1940: 484,316, 1950: 545,784, 1960: 660,315, 1970: 744,948, 1980: 761,337, 1990: 804,219, 2000: 824,008, 2010: 862,477, 2020: 864,835269K’00’10415K’20’30484K’40’50660K’60’70761K’80’90824K’00’10865K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 41.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GuilfordJan: high 38°F, low 23°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 24°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 39°F, 4.2 in; May: high 68°F, low 49°F, 3.5 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 59°F, 3.5 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 66°F, 3.4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 65°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 57°F, 4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 46°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 36°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 29°F, 3.5 in38°23°Jan2.740°24°Feb2.847°30°Mar3.758°39°Apr4.268°49°May3.576°59°Jun3.582°66°Jul3.481°65°Aug3.675°57°Sep4.064°46°Oct3.853°36°Nov3.144°29°Dec3.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Haven Tweed Ap, CT weather station (10 miles away).

Health care

417 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Guilford.

Nearest hospitals

  • The Connecticut Hospice INC.General hospital · no emergency room · Branford8.2 miles
  • Yale-New Haven HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Haven12.5 miles
  • West Haven Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · West Haven13.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors42
Specialist doctors45
Dentists26
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants65
Mental health providers135
Physical and occupational therapists82
Optometrists8
Chiropractors14
Pharmacies4

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Guilford

Parks (14 nearby)

  • Chittenden Park · 54 acres3.4 mi
  • Nut Plains Park · 24 acres1.1 mi
  • Mill Pond Park · 14 acres1.7 mi
  • Jacob's Beach · 9 acres3.6 mi
  • Long Hill Park · 8 acres0.6 mi
  • Guilford Town Green · 8 acres2.4 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • The Fresh Market1.2 mi
  • Big Y2.1 mi
  • Cilantro Specialty Food2.5 mi
  • Foodworks2.6 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Big Y Pharmacy4.4 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Guilford Free Library2.3 mi
  • Atwater Library3.7 mi
  • Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library4.3 mi

Museums (5 nearby)

  • Medad Stone Tavern Museum2.1 mi
  • Hyland House Museum2.5 mi
  • Thomas Griswold House2.5 mi
  • Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum2.8 mi
  • Stony Creek Museum4.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Guilford Art Center1.3 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Guilford

Public schools here are run by Guilford School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Guilford Lakes SchoolGuilfordPre-K–4369Public1.0 mi
A. W. Cox SchoolGuilfordK–4255Public2.0 mi
Calvin Leete SchoolGuilfordK–4213Public2.7 mi
Melissa Jones SchoolGuilfordK–4265Public4.0 mi
A. Baldwin Middle SchoolGuilford5–6463Public1.9 mi
E. C. Adams Middle SchoolGuilford7–8478Public1.7 mi
Guilford High SchoolGuilford9–121,008Public0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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