Guilford, Connecticut | |
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Town of Guilford | |
![]() Guilford Green | |
Motto: "Discover A Piece Of Connecticut History"[1] | |
Coordinates: 41°17′N 72°41′W / 41.283°N 72.683°W | |
Country | ![]() |
U.S. state | ![]() |
County | New Haven |
Region | South Central CT |
Settled | May 19, 1639 |
Established | October 15, 1644 |
Named for | Guildford, Surrey |
Government | |
• Type | Selectman-town meeting |
• First selectman | Matthew T. Hoey III (D)[2] |
• Selectman | Louis Federici (D) |
• Selectman | Sandra Ruoff (D) |
• Selectman | Charles Havrda (R) |
• Selectman | Susan Renner (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 49.7 sq mi (128.7 km2) |
• Land | 47.1 sq mi (121.9 km2) |
• Water | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,073 |
• Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
• Demonym | Guilfordian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 06437 |
Area code(s) | 203/475 |
FIPS code | 09-34950 |
GNIS feature ID | 0213438 |
Website | www |
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford and Durham, and is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 22,073 at the 2020 census.[3]