Map of Bristol, Connecticut, United States

Bristol is a city in Connecticut, United States, with a population of about 60,452. It lies at 41.6718°N, 72.9493°W, about 93 m above sea level. Bristol is about 464 km (288 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is New Britain, 14 km to the east.

Bristol at a glance

Where is Bristol?

• The 11th largest city in Connecticut on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 09 min on the shortest day to 15 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bristol

• New Britain — 14 km east
• Waterbury — 15 km southwest
• Meriden — 19 km southeast
• West Hartford — 20 km northeast
• West Torrington — 23 km northwest
• Hartford — 24 km northeast
• Middletown — 28 km southeast
• East Hartford — 31 km northeast
• Hamden — 31 km south
• New Haven — 40 km south

Largest cities in Connecticut

• Bridgeport — 147,629
• New Haven — 130,322
• Stamford — 128,874
• North Stamford — 121,230
• Hartford — 121,054
• Waterbury — 108,802
• Norwalk — 88,485
• Danbury — 84,657
• New Britain — 72,808
• West Hartford — 63,268

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Bristol

• Bristol — England, United Kingdom

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.