Map of Meriden, United States

Meriden is a city in Connecticut, United States, with a population of about 59,988. It lies at 41.5382°N, 72.8070°W, about 54 m above sea level. Meriden is about 464 km (288 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Middletown, 13 km to the east.

Meriden at a glance

Where is Meriden?

• The 12th largest city in Connecticut on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 10 min on the shortest day to 15 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Meriden

• Middletown — 13 km east
• New Britain — 14 km north
• Hamden — 17 km southwest
• Bristol — 19 km northwest
• Waterbury — 20 km west
• West Hartford — 25 km north
• Hartford — 27 km north
• New Haven — 27 km south
• East Hartford — 32 km northeast
• West Haven — 32 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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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.