New Haven
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New Haven

State: Connecticut

Country: United States

New Haven by the Numbers:

Population: 123,626

Elevation: 14 feet

Average Annual Rainfall: 44.4 inches

Average Jan. Temperature: 29°F

Average July Temperature: 72°F

Quick Facts:

Major Tourist Destinations: Mark Twain House, Yale University, Yale Art Gallery, Hillhouse Ave., Connecticut Wine Trail, Dinosaur State Park & Museum, Lighthouse Point Park & Carousel, Eli Whitney Museum, Beardsley Zoo, P.T. Barnum Museum, Grove St. Cemetery

Ethnic Mix: 43.46% Caucasian, 37.36% African American, 21.39% Hispanic, 3.9% Asian

Time Zone: GMT-5

Country Dialing Code: 1

Area Code: 203

Did You Know?

Yale University claims to be the birthplace of the Frisbee, with students flinging and catching Frisbie pie tins with each other.

PEZ Candy is manufactured in nearby Orange.

Nicknamed the Elm City, the streets of New Haven were lined with elm trees until the onset of Dutch Elm disease in the mid-20th Century when a majority of elms were cut down.

Orientation:

Located in south-Central Connecticut, New Haven is a harbor city on the Atlantic Ocean that is south of Hartford, northeast of Bridgeport and west of New London. New Haven is two hours away from New York City and two and a half hours from Boston.