Town guide

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, home to about 119,591 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06103, 06105, 06106, 06112, 06114 and 06120.

Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot across 6 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 4 of 6 were seller’s markets.

Population119,5916,881 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$158Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Hartford

6 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hartford. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Hartford

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY100 miles away

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

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

Who represents Hartford

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

Hartford had 121,054 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 4th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Hartford County grew from 195,480 residents in 1900 to 899,498 in 2020.

Hartford population by census2000: 121,578, 2010: 124,775, 2020: 121,054121,5782000124,7752010121,0542020

Hartford County, 1900–2020

Hartford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 195,480, 1910: 250,182, 1920: 336,027, 1930: 421,097, 1940: 450,189, 1950: 539,661, 1960: 689,555, 1970: 816,737, 1980: 807,766, 1990: 851,783, 2000: 857,183, 2010: 894,014, 2020: 899,498195K’00’10336K’20’30450K’40’50690K’60’70808K’80’90857K’00’10899K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 42.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HartfordJan: high 37°F, low 20°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 22°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 30°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; May: high 71°F, low 50°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 60°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 66°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 35°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 3.8 in37°20°Jan2.940°22°Feb2.648°30°Mar3.560°40°Apr3.871°50°May3.480°60°Jun3.985°66°Jul3.983°64°Aug3.576°56°Sep4.064°44°Oct4.252°35°Nov3.442°26°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartford Brainard Fld, CT weather station (3 miles away).

Health care

3,709 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hartford’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Connecticut Childrens Medical CenterChildren’s hospital · emergency room · HartfordUnder a mile
  • Hartford HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · HartfordUnder a mile
  • St. Francis Hospital & Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · HartfordUnder a mile

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors244
Specialist doctors1,054
Dentists99
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants868
Mental health providers1,352
Physical and occupational therapists47
Optometrists11
Chiropractors34
Pharmacies48

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 Hartford

Parks (59 nearby)

  • Elizabeth Park · 103 acres1.7 mi
  • Colt Park · 97 acres1.3 mi
  • Pope Park · 76 acres0.6 mi
  • Riverside Park · 61 acres1.4 mi
  • Great River Park · 45 acres1.6 mi
  • Bushnell Park · 36 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (16 nearby)

  • Viva Mexico Grocery Store0.5 mi
  • Greenway Market0.7 mi
  • Key Food0.7 mi
  • C-Town1.2 mi

Pharmacies (5 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.7 mi
  • Kure Rx1.3 mi
  • Health Care Pharmacy1.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.1 mi

Libraries (20 nearby)

  • Connecticut State Library0.3 mi
  • Park Branch Library0.5 mi
  • Auerbach Art Library and Museum Archives0.8 mi
  • Hartford Public Library0.8 mi
  • UCONN Hartford Library0.8 mi

Museums (11 nearby)

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe House0.7 mi
  • Mark Twain House Museum0.7 mi
  • Butler-McCook Homestead0.7 mi
  • Wadsworth Atheneum0.8 mi
  • Old State House0.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (16 nearby)

  • Artspace Hartford0.3 mi
  • Thomas D. Harris IV Pavillion0.3 mi
  • Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts0.4 mi
  • TheaterWorks0.5 mi
  • Carriage House Theater0.7 mi

Counts are within about 3 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 Hartford

Public schools here are run by Hartford School District, Jumoke Academy District, Capitol Region Education Council and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (47)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Betances Learning Lab Magnet SchoolHartfordPre-K–4398Public0.9 mi
Breakthrough Magnet School NorthHartfordPre-K–5289Public1.5 mi
Breakthrough Magnet School SouthHartfordPre-K–8326Public1.6 mi
Burns Latino Studies AcademyHartfordPre-K–5251Public0.3 mi
Capital Preparatory Magnet SchoolHartfordPre-K–12580Public0.8 mi
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language AcademyHartfordPre-K–8651Public2.2 mi
Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker SchoolHartfordPre-K–8547Public1.8 mi
Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan SchoolHartfordPre-K–5342Public1.4 mi
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North CampusHartfordPre-K115Public0.8 mi
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: South CampusHartfordPre-K112Public0.3 mi
Jumoke AcademyHartfordPre-K–12571Charter0.5 mi
Kennelly SchoolHartfordPre-K–8628Public2.1 mi
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 CampusHartfordPre-K–8435Public1.3 mi
M. D. Fox SchoolHartfordPre-K–5562Public1.3 mi
Montessori Magnet at Batchelder SchoolHartfordPre-K–6346Public2.5 mi
Montessori Magnet at Fisher SchoolHartfordPre-K–8353Public2.1 mi
Montessori Magnet SchoolHartfordPre-K–6358Public1.0 mi
Naylor/CCSU Leadership AcademyHartfordPre-K–5372Public2.5 mi
Parkville Community SchoolHartfordPre-K–5351Public1.2 mi
Rawson SchoolHartfordPre-K–5198Public2.3 mi
Sanchez SchoolHartfordPre-K–5311Public0.4 mi
SAND SchoolHartfordPre-K–5266Public1.2 mi
Webster Micro Society Magnet SchoolHartfordPre-K–8626Public1.3 mi
West Middle SchoolHartfordPre-K–5289Public0.6 mi
Wish Museum SchoolHartfordPre-K–5297Public1.2 mi
Achievement First Hartford AcademyHartfordK–12907Charter1.4 mi
Global Communications AcademyHartfordK–8414Public0.8 mi
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher SchoolHartfordK–8348Public2.1 mi
Renzulli Gifted and Talented AcademyHartford4–8128Public0.9 mi
Betances STEM Magnet SchoolHartford5–8206Public1.6 mi

And 17 more.

Private schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Mount Olive Child Development Center, Inc.HartfordPre-K–K4Nonsectarian1.5 mi
Northeastern Adventist AcademyHartfordPre-K–839Seventh-day Adventist1.3 mi
High Road School of Hartford HighHartfordTK–1237Nonsectarian1.9 mi
Community First SchoolHartfordK–434Nonsectarian2.0 mi
Oak Hill SchoolHartfordK–12153Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Eagle House Education ProgramHartford2–721Nonsectarian1.8 mi
Covenant Preparatory SchoolHartford5–846Roman Catholic1.3 mi
Watkinson SchoolHartford6–12214Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Options Educational ServicesHartford9–1219Nonsectarian1.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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