Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:18 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:14 am – 4:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 20°F50 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month October34 in of snow a year, on about 15 days14 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Carmel station, 3 mi away; snow from Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem Ap
Nearby landmarksLake Whitneylake · under a mileAlbertus Magnus Collegecollege · 2.3 miSouthern Connecticut State Universitycollege · 2.6 miFarm Brook Site 2B Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCherry Hillpeak · under a mileFarm Brook Site 2A Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWest Rock Ridge State Parkstate park · 2.7 miWest Rock State Parkstate park · 2.8 miQuinnipiac River State Parkstate park · 4.0 miQuinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 286 acresEdgerton Parkpark · 2.2 miBeaver Pond Park (Blackmon)park · 2.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198123 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199140 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighHurricane Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025245 of 365 days measured107 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 159main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, New Haven County monitors, CT
Drinking waterRegional Water Authorityserves 418,900 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation124 ft38 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalYale - New Haven Hospital - Saint Raphael Campus3.9 miPost officeHamden Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHamden Government Center1.6 miPoliceNew Haven Police Department Newhallville Substation2.6 miFire stationDunbar Hill Volunteer Fire Company Station 81.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools7 elementary, 1 middle, 5 high, 4 otherHighHamden High Schoolunder a mileHighSacred Heart Academyunder a mileElementaryDunbar Hill Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeAlbertus Magnus College2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTweed New Haven Airport HVN7.4 miMajor airportBradley International Airport BDL42 miInterstateI-913.1 miUS highwayUS 52.4 miAmtrakState Street Station STS4.2 miRailNew Haven-State StMetro-North Railroad4.2 miCoachNew Haven Union AvFlixBus4.6 miTransit98 stops within a mileCTTransit New HavenSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06487 ZIP area.
