Town guide

North Branford, Connecticut

North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, home to about 13,372 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06471 and 06472.

Homes sold for a median of $269 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population13,372540 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$269Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in North Branford

2 ZIP codes

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

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Around North Branford

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)39 miles away
Closer regional airportTweed New Haven Airport (HVN)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY78 miles away

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

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

Who represents North Branford

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

North Branford had 13,544 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 82nd largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

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

North Branford population by census2000: 13,906, 2010: 14,407, 2020: 13,54413,906200014,407201013,5442020

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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near North BranfordJan: high 38°F, low 20°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 22°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 28°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 38°F, 4.7 in; May: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 62°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 43°F, 4.9 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 34°F, 4.4 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 27°F, 4.5 in38°20°Jan3.641°22°Feb3.548°28°Mar4.461°38°Apr4.771°48°May3.779°58°Jun4.985°64°Jul3.884°62°Aug3.876°55°Sep4.364°43°Oct4.953°34°Nov4.442°27°Dec4.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Carmel, CT weather station (7 miles away).

Health care

52 doctors and other health care providers list an office in North Branford’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Yale-New Haven HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Haven7.6 miles
  • The Connecticut Hospice INC.General hospital · no emergency room · Branford8.5 miles
  • West Haven Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · West Haven11.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors2
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers22
Physical and occupational therapists7
Chiropractors3
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 North Branford

Parks (5 nearby)

  • All Saints Memorial Park · 76 acres2.7 mi
  • Totoket Valley Park · 28 acres2.0 mi
  • Swajchuk Park · 16 acres1.9 mi
  • Woodhouse Fields · 9 acres2.9 mi
  • Mill Road Field · 5 acres2.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Big Y3.3 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.4 mi
  • Big Y Pharmacy3.3 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Edward Smith Library1.5 mi
  • Atwater Library3.2 mi

Museums

  • Farming Museum4.0 mi
  • Wallingford Historical Society5.7 mi
  • Wallingford Historical Society6.1 mi
  • Harrison House Museum7.0 mi
  • Jonathan Dickerman House7.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Oakdale Theater6.2 mi
  • Outdoor Classroom6.5 mi
  • Guilford Art Center7.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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 North Branford

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

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Jerome Harrison SchoolNorth BranfordPre-K–2385Public3.6 mi
Totoket Valley Elementary SchoolNorthford3–5368Public1.5 mi
North Branford Intermediate SchoolNorth Branford6–8352Public2.9 mi
North Branford High SchoolNorth Branford9–12432Public2.8 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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