Town guide

Orange, Connecticut

Orange is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, home to about 14,315 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP code is 06477.

Homes sold for a median of $290 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population14,315833 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$290Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Orange

1 ZIP code

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Around Orange

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)49 miles away
Closer regional airportTweed New Haven Airport (HVN)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY64 miles away

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

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

Who represents Orange

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

Orange had 14,280 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 77th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

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

Orange population by census2000: 13,233, 2010: 13,956, 2020: 14,28013,233200013,956201014,2802020

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 18°F. About 52 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near OrangeJan: high 36°F, low 18°F, 4 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 19°F, 3.6 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 27°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 38°F, 4.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 4 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 58°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 54°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 41°F, 5 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 32°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 23°F, 4.6 in36°18°Jan4.038°19°Feb3.647°27°Mar4.758°38°Apr4.769°47°May4.077°58°Jun3.982°63°Jul4.382°62°Aug4.675°54°Sep4.463°41°Oct5.052°32°Nov4.241°23°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ansonia 1 Ne, CT weather station (6 miles away).

Health care

240 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Orange.

Nearest hospitals

  • West Haven Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · West Haven3.7 miles
  • Griffin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Derby3.9 miles
  • Yale-New Haven HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Haven7.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors22
Specialist doctors25
Dentists22
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants50
Mental health providers56
Physical and occupational therapists46
Optometrists8
Chiropractors11
Pharmacies7

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 Orange

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Eisenhower Park · 231 acres2.6 mi
  • Old Tavern Road Recreation Area · 28 acres1.6 mi
  • Sunnyside Park · 13 acres2.3 mi
  • Nike Site Park2.6 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Trader Joe's2.2 mi
  • ShopRite2.3 mi
  • Whole Foods Market2.3 mi
  • Big Y2.5 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.7 mi
  • Walgreens2.2 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Case Memorial Library0.3 mi
  • Temple Emanuel Library1.7 mi

Museums

  • National Art Museum of Sport3.6 mi
  • Ward Heitmann House Museum4.0 mi
  • Eells-Stow House4.6 mi
  • The Hill Museum of Arts4.6 mi
  • Osborne Homestead Museum5.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Center Stage Theater3.4 mi
  • Art People LLC4.1 mi
  • Mary Harkness Auditorium5.1 mi
  • Iseman Theater5.3 mi
  • Center for Collaborative Arts and Media5.3 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 Orange

Public schools here are run by Orange School District, Regional School District 05. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mary L. Tracy SchoolOrangePre-K–K195Public0.2 mi
Peck Place SchoolOrange1–6386Public1.1 mi
Race Brook SchoolOrange1–6375Public1.5 mi
Turkey Hill SchoolOrange1–6297Public1.1 mi
Amity Middle School: OrangeOrange7–8380Public1.9 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Southern Connecticut Hebrew AcademyOrangePre-K–12169Jewish1.7 mi
Milestones Behavioral ServicesOrange1–1293Nonsectarian1.7 mi
The Foundation School OrangeOrange3–1226Nonsectarian1.4 mi
Bais Chana Academy High School for GirlsOrange9–1219Jewish1.7 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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