Town guide

Oxford, Connecticut

Oxford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, home to about 13,001 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP code is 06478.

Homes sold for a median of $285 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population13,001397 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$285Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Oxford

1 ZIP code

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Around Oxford

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)42 miles away
Closer regional airportTweed New Haven Airport (HVN)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY67 miles away

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

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

Who represents Oxford

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

Oxford had 12,706 residents in the 2020 census, up 29% since 2000.

It’s the 83rd largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

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

Oxford population by census2000: 9,821, 2010: 12,683, 2020: 12,7069,821200012,683201012,7062020

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 OxfordJan: 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 (5 miles away).

Health care

79 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oxford.

Nearest hospitals

  • Griffin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Derby7.2 miles
  • Saint Mary's HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Waterbury9.5 miles
  • Waterbury HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Waterbury10.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors2
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants17
Mental health providers22
Physical and occupational therapists28
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies3

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 Oxford

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Beacon Falls Town Recreation Field · 47 acres3.2 mi
  • French Memorial Park · 14 acres3.5 mi
  • Aggie Park · 10 acres1.8 mi
  • Victory Memorial Park · 1 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Market 321.3 mi
  • Stop & Shop3.3 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi
  • Walgreens3.1 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Oxford Library0.5 mi
  • Seymour Public Library3.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Seymour Historical Society Museum3.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Southbury Playhouse6.2 mi
  • Josef and Anni Albers Foundation7.4 mi

Counts are within about 4 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 Oxford

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

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Quaker Farms SchoolOxfordPre-K–2384Public0.8 mi
Great Oak Elementary SchoolOxford3–5369Public0.6 mi
Oxford Middle SchoolOxford6–8371Public0.7 mi
Oxford High SchoolOxford9–12476Public2.6 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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