The city of

New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134 ...

has many distinct neighborhoods. In addition to Downtown, centered on the central business district and the

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, are the following neighborhoods: the west central neighborhoods of Dixwell and Dwight; the southern neighborhoods of The Hill, historic water-front City Point (or Oyster Point), and the harborside district of Long Wharf; the western neighborhoods of

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West River West River may refer to: Rivers Canada *West River (Antigonish, Nova Scotia) in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia * West River (Pictou, Nova Scotia) in Pictou County, Nova Scotia * West River (Halifax, Nova Scotia) in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia * West ...

, Westville, Amity, and

West Rock West Rock Ridge or West Rock of south-central Connecticut, is a long trap rock mountain ridge located on the west side of New Haven with a high point of . The ridge forms a continuous line of exposed cliffs visible from metropolitan New Haven an ...

;

East Rock East Rock of south-central Connecticut, United States, with a high point of , is a long trap rock ridge located primarily in the neighborhood of East Rock on the north side of the city of New Haven. A prominent landscape feature and a popular ...

, Cedar Hill, Prospect Hill, and

Newhallville Newhallville is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, named for industrialist George Newhall. As delineated on city planning maps, Newhallville is bordered on the north by the town of Hamden, on the east by Winchester Avenue, on ...

in the northern side of town; the east central neighborhoods of Mill River and

Wooster Square Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut to the east of downtown. The name refers to a park square (named for the American Revolutionary War hero, David Wooster) located between Greene Street, Wooster Place, Chapel S ...

, an Italian-American neighborhood; Fair Haven, an immigrant community located between the Mill and Quinnipiac rivers; Quinnipiac Meadows and Fair Haven Heights across the Quinnipiac River; and facing the eastern side of the harbor,

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and East Shore (or Morris Cove).Maps of the New Haven Neighborhoods
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City of New Haven's City Plan Department
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Google Earth/Map Shapes of the New Haven Neighborhoods
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List of neighborhoods

New Haven is made up of approximately 40 distinct neighborhoods, each listed below. * Amity *

Annex Annex or Annexe refers to a building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodations. It may also refer to: Places * The Annex, a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada * The Annex (New H ...

*Audubon Arts District *Beaver Hills *Beverly Hills *Bishop Woods *Broadway District *Brookside * Cedar Hill *Chatham Square (Another name for the Northeast section of the Fair Haven neighborhood) *Church Street South * City Point/Oyster Point * Dixwell *

Downtown New Haven Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green, and the immediate surrounding central ...

( Central Business District) * Dwight *

* East Shore/Morris Cove *

* Fair Haven * Fair Haven Heights *

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*Jocelyn Square *Kimberly Square * Long Wharf * Mill River *

New Haven Green The New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It comprises the central square of the nine-square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists in New ...

(within the Downtown neighborhood) * Prospect Hill * Quinnipiac Meadows * Quinnipiac River Village * Trowbridge Square * Upper State Street * Westville * West Chapel District *West Hills *

*Whalley District *

*Yale Main Campus *Yale Medical Campus

Historic districts

Numerous areas within the city are listed on the

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or by the state of Connecticut as historic districts: * Beaver Hills Historic District * Chapel Street Historic District *

Dwight Street Historic District The Dwight Street Historic District is an irregularly shaped historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district is located immediately west of the center of Downtown New Haven and is generally bounded by Elm Street on the north, Park St ...

Edgewood Park Historic District Edgewood Historic District is a historic district located in the west-central portion of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. A predominantly residential area roughly bisected by Edgewood Av ...

* Elm Street Historic District * Fairlawn-Nettleton Historic District * Hillhouse Avenue Historic District * Howard Avenue Historic District *

Historic District *

Ninth Square Historic District The Ninth Square Historic District encompasses a historically diverse and well-preserved part of the commercial area of Downtown New Haven, Connecticut. The district is bounded by Church, Court, State, and Crown Streets, and is centered on the ...

* Orange Street Historic District * Oyster Point Historic District * Prospect Hill Historic District *

Quinnipiac River Historic District Quinnipiac River Historic District is a historic district straddling the Quinnipiac River in the Fair Haven and Fair Haven Heights neighborhoods of New Haven, Connecticut. It encompasses most of the historic maritime village of Fair Haven, w ...

Redfield & West Streets Historic District Redfield & West Streets Historic District is a state-designated historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. It is located in The Hill neighborhood in southern New Haven. It consists of a single city block, bordered on the south by Columbus Ave (US ...

* River Street Historic District * Trowbridge Square Historic District *

Upper State Street Historic District The Upper State Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved neighborhood commercial district of the late 19th century in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. The district is an irregular strip running NNE to SSW mainly ...

* Westville Village Historic District *

Whitney Avenue Historic District __NOTOC__ The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Histori ...

Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District The Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District is a historic district in New Haven, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It includes 867 properties, which "include 858 major structures and 13 ...

Historic District

References

{{Neighborhoods of New Haven Neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut